Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 12: Subash Shastri, president, National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) has appealed Chief Minister today to bring about required amendment in SRO-64.
Addressing the press conference, Shastri urged the Government to take first Cabinet meeting in summer capital of the State to pave way for regularization of 61000 daily rated workers deployed in various departments of the State Government. He pointed out that daily rated workers are facing serious financial hardship due to inflation and price hike as their services have not been regularized for the last 19 to 24 years nor they are getting salary in time.
He stressed on the need for early creations of separate head in all concerned departments and budgetary allocations made separately so that till their regularization, these workers are able to get their monthly wages regularly on first day of every month.
He emphased for immediate release of 6% DA due from January last and 5th installment of 6th Pay Commission, other demands highlighted included removal of Pay anomalies of clerical cadre of the State Government in SRO-93, enhancing medical allowance to rupee one thousand per month, merging 50 % DA into basic pay/pension, month and strictly enforcement of CP Fund and deduction scheme in all departments.
Others present on the occasion were Rajan Babu Khajuria, Pardeep Kumar, Jai Paul Sharma and others.