Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Nov 9: J&K State Forest Corporation Employees Union (Chenab region) has demanded immediate release of pending wages of the workers and DA arrears, failing which the Union will be forced to launch agitation.
In a meeting of the Union held at district headquarters here today, under the chairmanship of M L Parihar, the members discussed the burning issues of the SFC workers of the Chenab region. The major issues deliberated upon during the meeting included, timely disbursement of salaries, release of pending wages, DA installments / arrears, 6th Pay Commission arrears, implementation of time bound promotions and granting pensionary benefits to all the employees of the Corporation.
The speakers alleged that Government and even the Management of the SFC was discriminating with the employees of the Corporation. They appealed to the Government to stop this attitude, otherwise, Corporation workers would be compelled to launch agitation.