Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 20: Apni Trade Union J&K president, Ajaz Kazmi has appealed to the Government to regularize all the daily wagers, need based workers, Anganwari workers, Home Guard, Rehbar-e-Khel and others.
In a press statement, Kazmi expressed serious concern over the delaying policy adopted by the Govt. which has triggered uneasiness among the thousands of workers. “These daily wagers over 61000 have been working in different Govt. Departments for the last twenty years and many of them retired from the service without getting any kind of benefit from the Govt. in recognition of their services,” he added.
He said that many of the daily wagers working in PDD have lost their lives in the line of duty in J&K, but the Govt. has not taken any humanitarian decision to regularize their services and provide jobs to the next of kins of the deceased daily wagers in the Power Department.
“These brave daily wagers put their lives at risk during covid19 pandemic when J&K was under lockdown. The Govt. should come up with a policy for their families, children to support their education free of cost. These people have served honestly to the people without caring for their lives,” he said.
He said that the daily wagers are the backbone of the Govt. Departments. “Many departments have poor manpower and hence, these daily wagers work during odd hours to make the Govt. mechanism functional in Jal Shakti, PDD, and other Govt sectors,” he stated.
He said that the Anganwadi workers, Home Guards, Need based workers and others should also be regularized without further delay. “If a decision for their regularization is not taken within a time frame, the daily wagers will be forced to come on the roads boycotting their work,” he asserted.
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