Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 16: Jammu Kashmir Medical Employees Federation (JKMEF), Block R S Pura (Jammu) organized one-day protest dharna under the presidentship of its president Romesh Chodhary to highlight the burning issues of medical employees.
Speaking on the occasion, Romesh Chodhary highlighted various demands including early conduct of DPC of all the categories pending for last four years. He said that DPC is supposed to be held twice in a year but despite repeated representations and deputations, authorities did not bother to conduct the same.
He asserted that the DPC of employees should be clear at par with the Government Medical College/Drug and Food Organization on the pattern of executive order passed by the administrative department till the SRO-20 is not amended.
Chodhary said that the front line workers of the Department who lost their life while fighting COVID -19 are deprived from the compensation/insurance announced by the UT Government which has demoralized the spirit of the employees.
The JKMEF leader also highlighted other demands including release of pending salary of the Female Multi Purpose Health Workers which is due for last 5 months, registration of Government pharmacists under New Central Pharmacy Act 1948 and amendment in SRO 20 the file of which is gathering dust in the Civil Secretariat for last 30 years.
While addressing the dharna, Sushil Sudan (J&K president of JKMEF), Parfulat Singh (general secretary), Harpal Singh (president, JK X-rays Tech Employees Association) and Tajinder Singh urged the UT Government to consider the demand of the medical employees at the earliest.
Others who addressed the dharna were Kamaljeet Singh, Satbir Singh, Gagan Singh, Moti Lal, Neelam Kumari, Garo Devi, Yash Kour, Swaran Kour, Davinder Kumar, Rohit Sharma, Surinder Kumar, Vishal Gorkha, Bittu Masih, Sagar Masih and Tony Masih.
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