Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 22: Voluntarily retired employees of J&K State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) today held protest demonstration and dharna in support of their demands at Exhibition Ground, near Press Club here today.
A large number retired SRTC employees under the banner of All J&K SRTC Volunteer Retired Employees Association led by Dev Raj Bali and Surinder Singh assembled at Exhibition ground this morning and then started their protest demonstration. They were shouting slogans against the SRTC management and State Transport authorities demanding release of their pending arrears.
Suresh Sharma, president J&K PDP Trade Union also joined the protesting VRS given workers of SRTC. He extended them full support and appealed to the Government to release pending arrears of the agitating VRS given SRTC workers.
Mr Bali and other speakers condemned the attitude of State Finance department and SRTC management for not clearing their dues for the last about over 4 years. They said during last few years struggle nine employees have also passed away as they could not meet their medical expenses. A total 126 slabs of COLA with effect from January Ist 2006 and pending arrears since 1999 have remained unpaid. The VRS employees are also not paid 6th Pay Commission with effect from Ist January 2006 and pending arrears.
They pointed out that total arrears come out to be Rs 30.16 crore and the Government is refusing to pay. They said the bills complete in all respects are lying with the Finance department.
Prominent among others present included Surinder Singh, Balwinder Singh, J D Singh, Gulshan Singh, Suraj Singh, B B Sharma, Surjit Singh, Kulbir Singh and Sat Bhushan.
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