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| Electric workers call on Minister | | Jora appeals to call off strike | | JAMMU, MARCH 13
All Jammu and Kashmir Electric Department Linemen and Workers union led by its President Ghulam Nabi Bhat met the Minister for Power Nawang Rigzin Jora and put-forth various demands of the union.
Minister assured that demands relating to grant of two and half days salary in lieu of Sundays, holidays and odd hour working, risk allowance and creation of welfare fund have the support of the Power Development Department and the matter stands referred to the Finance Department for their concurrence. They were also told that application of SRO-311 with provision for allowing 50 per cent daily wage service would be applied in PDD in the same manner as it is applied in sister departments. The PDD also supports re-designation of different categories regularized over a period of time but working as Linemen. While the department would be generally working closely with the unions in respect of re-organization and the draft recruitment rules to obtain their inputs with a view to resolve the existing problems faced by the employees, the department also agreed to simultaneously move a proposal to the Finance Department recommending one step upgradation of Linemen and SBA categories. The department has also agreed to refer the interpretation of SRO-149 to the Finance Department.
Later, the President of the Union Ghulam Nabi Bhat thanked the Minister for Power and the officers of PDD and promised his full cooperation in delivery of services to the general public and will not fail the department in the present hour of crisis.
The meeting was also attended by Principal Secretary PDD Madhav Lal, Development Commissioner (Power) Showkat Rashid Wani, Chief Engineer (M&RE) Jammu D. S. Pawar, Special Secretary PDD Khurshid Ahmad, Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer and Under Secretary PDD.
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