Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 15: Water Works (PHE) Employees Association today projected their demands and resolved to hold protest demonstration on July 22 at all the PHE offices at district headquarters.
In a meeting of the Association held under the chairmanship of State president of INTUC and Provincial president of the Association, Shiv Kumar Sharma, the members discussed the issues of the PHE workers. While addressing the meeting Shiv Kumar said that despite repeated reminders and pleas, the authorities have shown apathy towards the genuine demands which were put before the senior officers of the PHE through charter of demands and repeated representations and demonstrations.
He pointed out that this attitude of the authorities, at the helm of affairs has compelled the Association to adopt this course. The extent of their plight is so intensive that monthly wages of the daily rated workers are over due for the last about 30 months. Their wages for the current month are also being kept pending despite the fact that festive season is ahead. They are not being regularized despite promises. The employees and workers are being harassed by the senior officers instead of paying their wages.
The INTUC leader said that arrears of 17% DA hike have not been yet paid to the PHE employees whereas, all other State employees have received the same. He demanded payment of 5th installment of 6th Pay Commission, regularization of the workers who have completed 5 years, clearance of pending wages of 30 months, enhancement of minimum wages, conduct DPC meeting twice a year, time bound promotions, release of 6% DA from January 2015, enhancement of Medical allowance from Rs 300 to Rs 2000 per month and repair of staff quarters/ buildings/ pump houses etc.
Prominent among others present included Vinod Kumar, Ajay Sharma, Raman Kumar, Anchal Singh, Radhey Sham, Naveen Singh, Madan Lal, Ravi Kumar and Ravinder Singh.
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