Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 6: A meeting of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Health and Medical Colleges employees was held today at the office of Jammu Kashmir Medical Employees Federation to discuss deduction of two-and-a-half days salary of employees working on Sundays, gazetted holidays and roster duties under SRO 274 HME 1991.
JKMEF president Jaswinder Singh briefed members about progress on committee reports and said the process was moving very slowly despite assurances earlier given by Health Minister Sakina Itoo.
Chairman JKMEF Sushil Sudan and other members said more than a month had passed since the assurance was given, but no concrete action had been taken so far. Members from the Pharmacy Council of India also voiced concern over delay in resolving the issue.
Arun Kumar Sharma, JKMEF president for GMC Jammu, said that while the Government was deducting salaries of employees, staff members were continuously performing Sunday, gazetted holiday and roster duties round the clock. He added that the Government had failed to address the salary issue despite repeated demands.
The members of the JAC unanimously resolved that if the Government failed to settle the matter, the committee would have no option but to again observe a token strike in all health institutions across Jammu and Kashmir.
Those present in the meeting included Perfulat Singh, general secretary JKMEF, Nadim, vice president JKMEF, Harpal Singh, president X-Ray, Dheraj Sharma, president JKMEF Udhampur, Arun Kohli, president Lab Technician, Harpreet Kour, president SMGS, Bhagwan Dass, Gharu Singh and Sanjay Chaudary.
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