Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 10: All J&K SRTC Volunteer Retired Employees Association today staged a protest demonstration in front of Press Club, against State SRTC for not clearing their pending dues.
Addressing the protesting VRS employees, president, VRS Union, Dev Raj Bali and general secretary, Surinder Singh, strongly criticized the attitude of State Finance Department and higher authorities of Transport department towards VRS and GHS employees of State SRTC.
“They said our own department is doing injustice with us, as on one hand our services have gone and on the other hand our dues, which were promised to be cleared within 60 days from the date of VRS and GHS, are still pending.”
They appealed the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to clear all their pending dues including 31 installments of COLA upto 2010, pending arrears since 1999 and 6th Pay Commission arrears with effect from January 1, 2006, from the funds to the tune of Rs 1000 cr given by Prime Minister of India.