NMC appeals LG, CS to release pending DA instalment

NMC president Subash Shastri addressing a press conference in Jammu on Friday.
NMC president Subash Shastri addressing a press conference in Jammu on Friday.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 26: National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) today appealed the Lieutenant Governor and Chief Secretary to release pending instalment of 4% DA due from January this year in favour of JKUT employees and pensioners as approval regarding this is given by Election Commission of India.
Addressing a press conference here today, NMC president Subash Shastri said “We demand release of 4 per cent DA in favour of JKUT employees and pensioners. DA is the part of salary and routine financial matter and as such there should be no hitch in releasing it.”
He demanded separate wage head for regularly disbursement of monthly salary of daily rated workers till their regularization, enhancement of their wages to Rs 600 per day, regularizing their services under SRO 64, setting up Labour Welfare Board, implementation of all Central laws in the UT besides granting medical allowance to pensioners of Rs 1000 per month at par with Central Government beside releasing 18% DA arrears to employees working in both Central/ UT Governments.
Among others who were present during the conference included Sahib Khajuria (General Secretary NMC), Rajan Babu Khajuria, BS Jamwal, Surinder Kumar, Ramesh Sharma, Sarpanch Sukhdev Singh, Mohammad Sadiq, Mushtaq Ahmed, Tarsem Sharma and JP Sharma.