Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 8: Jammu and Kashmir State Pensioners’ Association (JKSPA) highlighted demands of the pensioners in a meeting held here today under the chairmanship of association president, Krishan Singh.
While addressing the meeting, Krishan Singh demanded the Government to pay 7th Pay Commission arrears in cash in one go on central pattern to meet the ends of justice instead of impounding the same in GP Fund Accounts with three years lock in period in respect of employees and three six monthly installments to the pensioners.
He also laid emphasis on issuing guidelines to be followed by the pensioners to seek further revision of pension under formulation II of the Government Order No 222F of 2018 as under formulation I their pension stand revised by the bank authorities from April 2018 onwards.
The JKSPA also reiterated the demand for enhancing medical allowance from paltry Rs 300 to at least Rs 1000 as per central patter if no at the rate of Rs 10000 being given to sitting and former minister and legislators as diseases do not differentiate between the rich and poor and moreover, medicare expenses are soaring day by day and going beyond the reach and capacity of employees and pensioners.
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