STATE TIMES NEWS
Jammu: President of the National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) Subash Shastri on Sunday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Minister of State (PMO) Dr. Jatinder Singh for allocating the funds for creating of 61,000 for plan posts (Helpers) for regularisation daily rated workers working in the various departments of the State Government engaged after 1st April, 1994.
Talking to reporters here on Sunday, Shastri urged them to approve a special package of Rs 2,000 crore as part of the annual plan for the State for year 2015-16 as and for ensuing year is finalized.
Apart from mitigating the long pending demands of regularisation of daily rated workers the said package as part of state annual plan with also fulfill the election commitment of the present dispensation which was the part of the manifesto of the parties at helm of the affairs, he added.
Shastri, while reminded that the BJP had repeatedly promised in different rallies during state Assembly elections addressed by the Prime Minister in the state to address this issue on priority basis once the BJP comes in power, said that it is most appropriate time of the PDP/BJP led Govt. to tackle this long pending issue as this shall be a pivotal election plank in the forthcoming civic elections
NMC Chief reiterated the statement of State Finance Minister as positive gesture in solving this sensitive matter which he had described as a social issue.
Shastri hoped that the Chief Minister, Union Finance Minister, Minister of State (PMO) Dr.Jatinder Singh and State Finance Minister has the potential and capabilities to decide the matter and working class expressed full confidence in their capabilities.
Pleading the cause clerical cadre of the State Government, Shastri expressed deep concern for not addressing the pay anomalies of ministerial cadre in the State for the last more than six years now, he, said that with the present dispensation in power in the state the grievances in this regard will be addressed at the earliest.
Release of 6 per cent DA due from January last in favour of employees and pensioners, creation of separate wage head in each department for regular dispursement of their monthly wages regularly, release of pending wages of all daily rated workers, strictly enforcement of CP fund deductions schemes in all departments of the stat governments, enhancing medical allowances to Rs. 1000 per month beside increasing salary of daily rated workers to Rs. 10,000 per months were other demands highlighted on the occasion.
Rajan Babu Khajuria, Sunil Kochhar, Sukhdev Singh, Surinder Kumar, Subash Sharma, Jaipal Sharma and Barkat Ram were also present.