Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 3: The representatives of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh All Departments Clerical Staff Association (JKLADCSA), under the chairmanship of its State president, Babu Hussain Malik have urged the Government for removal of the pay anomaly and pay disparity of the clerical cadre at an earliest in a joint meeting of the Association held today.
Mr Malik said that after the 5th Pay Commission, the pay scales Patwaries, Teachers, Medical Assistants, Junior Wool Shephards etc were upgraded from existing 3050-4910 to 4000-6000 notionally from January 1996 and monetary from February 19, 2003, but the clerical cadre employees were deprived at all levels.
He said despite a sea change in the basic qualification and service rules of clerical cadre from time to time, the Government has failed to take any step with regard to the problems faced by these employees, adding that at present the basic qualification for direct recruitment to the post of junior assistant is Graduation with Certificate Course in Computer Application alongwith 35 words per minute speed in typing which was earlier Matriculation with 35 words per minute in typing, but, unfortunately there has been no change in the Grade of Junior Assistants.
The representatives criticized the State Government for shying away from its commitments and promises made to the employees in the meetings on March 10, 2008, February 19, 2009, May 14, 2010 and September 15, 2014.
Meanwhile the representatives unanimously decided to hold protest demonstration at Rail Head Sales Tax Complex Jammu and in front of the DC Offices of all the District Headquarters on July 10, 2014 in pursuance to the call given by J&K State Govt Employees Joint Action Committee to decide the future course of action on other burning issues.
The other demands projected included removal of pay anomalies of clerical cadre, release of 10 percent DA installment in cash and merger of 50 percent DA in Basic Pay, enhancement of Medical Allowance and regularization of daily rated workers, casual labourers, adhoc and contractual workers.
The Association has appealed the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to intervene in the matter personally to help clerical cadre employees not to be left in the lurch.
Prominent among others present in the meeting were Khurshid Ahmad Dewan, Javed Ahmad Akhoon, Bharat Bushan, Anil Kesar, Seva Ram, Meenakshi Sharma, Vipan Kumar, Yashpal Sharma and others.
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