Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 9: President of the National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) Subash Shastri today appealed to the Chief Minister to enhance the medical allowance from Rs 300 to Rs 1000 per month as per the norm of UT Administrations, throughout the country.
Addressing NMC workers during a meet, Shastri said that UT of Ladakh has already hiked medical allowance of the pensioners to Rs 1000 per month from 1st of April 2020.
“Medical allowance in J&K UT is just Rs 300 per month for the last two decades as the prices of medicines and other medical related expenditure has increased to a large extent so medical allowance should also be increased at par with UT Ladakh Administration,” he added.
Shastri also demanded increase of 2% house rent in favour of J&K UT employees as the DA crossed 50%. He also emphasized release of pending DA/DR of 18 months from the month of January 2020 to ending June 2021. He also demanded release of the pending 3 DA installments in favour of the employees and pensioners, release of 4% DA due from January 1, 2025 besides merging of 50% DA with pension and pay.
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