Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 7: Expressing hope that the ensuing State budget which is about to be presented by the Finance Minister in the coming State Legislature Budget session begining on January 18, 2016 will be pro working class budget, National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) today demanded allotment of separate wage head in each department in the budget so that 61000 daily rated workers working in the various departments of the State Government may get their monthly salary regularly.
Talking to media persons here, NMC president, Subhash Shastri said that under the budgetary provisions this interim measure will go a long way to address their financial problems in view of sharp increase in the prices of essential commodities and inflation.
While appreciating programs and policies of the coalition Government of the State, Shastri appealed State Finance Minister to settle the long pending demand of these daily wagers for their regularization so that confusion and uncertainty among these daily wagers could come to end.
Stressing on the need for release of 6% DA installment in favor of employees and pensioners, Shastri urged the Minister to announce and release the same at the earliest.
Other demands highlighted on the occasion were immediate release of all pending dues of all daily wagers working in the Irrigation and Flood Control Department, PWD, PHE, Agriculture and other departments of the State Government, removal of all pay anomalies of clerical cadre in SRO 93, amending SRO 64, issuance of regularization orders of 180 daily wagers working in the Rural Development Department, enhancing medical allowance to Rs 1000 per month and increasing monthly salary of daily wagers to Rs 10,000 per month.
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