Et Plus Report
Jammu, Mar 4 : Expressing serious concern over non-payment of wages to the daily wagers of various departments in the state for months together, President of the National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) Subash Shastri urged upon the Chief Minister to direct all the heads of the concerned departments to pay their dues before coming festival of Mahashivratri. Addressing NMC activists rally at Jihiri, Shastri said that neither the wages of daily wagers are being paid regularly non they are being regularized as per a well laid down policy, resulting in serious economic hardships to these workers as well as their families and children.
He pleaded that all those daily wagers who have completed seven years of service by march 2012 should be regularized in one go across the State. He added that announcement to this effect should be made in the budget speech by the Finance Minister on 6th March and decision implemented before the start next year financial year. "Hundred of posts laying vacant in irrigation, PHE, R&B, RDD and various other department against which services of daily wagers can be regularized which would also improve the functioning of these departments" he added. |
