Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, June 3: Water Works PHE Employees Association (PHEEA) held a strong protest at PHE complex, Udhampur under the chairmanship of Som Nath, senior vice-president, PHE Employees Association, Jammu province.
A large number of employees drawn from Ramnagar, Majalta, Barta, Jib-Thathi, Krimchi, Panchari, Sounthian, Roun Domail and other far-flung areas of the district participated in the protest.
Addressing the protesting employees, Som Nath criticized the attitude of the State Government towards workers who have no wages since 5 years. He said it has become difficult for the workers of PHE department to meet their both ends due to non-release of their wages.
“Government released wages for the month of April 2018 last year and now it has released wages for month of April 2019 but pending wages from the 2014 to 2018 are yet to be paid to the workers,” Som Nath said, and appealed the higher authorities of the department to release their all pending wages immediately in one go.
Other demands highlighted on the occasion were shortage of staff in the department, holding DPC meeting of Mechanical Division, change of designation of workers as per nature of working and implementation of SRO 520. Som Nath said that SRO 520 was issued in the month of December 2017 but has not been implemented till date.
He also criticized the DOC order which is conducted now at chief office. He demanded that DPC should be conducted at divisional as well as provisional level. He further stressed for holding DPC 2 times in a year in Mechanical Division, Udhampur.
Som Nath said that the department engaged imprest workers for more than 15 years and is not paying wages to them. He demanded an enquiry as who engaged such workers whose record is not maintained till date.
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