Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 23: National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) president Subash Shastri today demanded total exemption of Dearness Allowance from the ambit of Income Tax as DA is directly linked with the price index.
Addressing a meeting of NMC activists here Shastri urged J&K Lieutenant Governor to enhance medical allowance of pensioners from Rs. 300 to Rs. 1000 per month and expressed hope that this long pending demand of J&K pensioners will now be considered before the close of current financial year of the J&K Union Territory.
Shastri also demanded enhancement of monthly wages of daily wagers to Rs. 18,000 per month and appealed to the Lieutenant Governor, G.C Murmu to amend SRO 520 and formulate comprehensive policy for regularization of all daily wagers/casual and seasonal workers engaged after March 1994.
Rajan Babu Khajuria, B.S Jamwal, Surinder Kumar, Sudesh Bhagat, Girdhari Lal Bhagat, Joginder Lal, Darshan Baba, Gara Ram, Romesh Sharma, Paramjeet, Tarsem Sharma, Barkat Ram, Bhopinder Singh, Mohan Lal and others were also present on the occasion.
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