Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 21: Non- Gazetted Forest Officers’ Association (NGFOA) has launched a state-wide agitation to stress upon the authorities to fulfill the burning demands of the Forest employees of the State.
Hundreds of Non-Gazetted employees today assembled at forest complex, Van Bhawan, Jammu, where they staged protest amid heavy rainfall and raised slogans against the authorities concerned for ignoring their demands.
While addressing the protesting employees at Van Bhawan, Mir Nazir, State president of the Association, warned the authorities to fulfill genuine/agreed demands of Forest employees without any further delay.
He said the moral of Forest employees is down due to delaying tactics in resolving the long pending issues of Forest frontline employees. “It is very unfortunate that the department has not formed any concrete policy to encourage the Forest employees working in risk of life.
Sheikh Bashir, chief advisor, NGFOA, in his speech to employees, said this is right time to fight against arrogance of the department while Ghulam Nabi Kalam said the department has always deceived the employees by making false commitments and they will not further allow anybody to discourage employees.
The leaders of NGFOA appealed the authorities to fulfill their burning demands without any delay otherwise the Association will further intensify their agitation and will continue stop all operations in the Forest Department.
The main demands of the Association are release of two & half days extra salary in favour of Forest frontline employees, risk allowance, conducting DPCs of all cadres, reorganization of the department and regularization/release of wages in respect of daily wagers, CAMPA casual labours/need based, seasonal labours and consolidated employees of the department.
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