Early Times Report
Jammu, May 26: All J&K SRTC Volunteer Retired Employees Association staged a protest demonstration this morning in front of Press Club, against State SRTC in support of their long pending demands including clearing of their pending dues. Addressing the protesting VRS employees' Union president, Dev Raj Bali and General Secretary Surinder Singh, criticized the discriminative attitude of concerned SRTC Department and State government for adopting a callous approach towards VRS and GHS employees of State SRTC who are on the road for the last 4 years to raise their voice
They alleged that their (VRS and GHS employees') case for pending dues like COLA arrears, leave salary, gratuity, ex-gratia grant and pending bills was misrepresented before the Finance Department due to which the bills amounting to Rs 30,16,10, 673 have been lying for last three years in the Finance Department, adding this huge amount lying with the Finance Department deserves compound interest at the rate of 12% per annum.
"It is very strange that 126 slabs of COLA is give to the in-service employees of State SRTC whereas same has been denied to 742 VRS/GHS employees despite the fact that they were in service at the time of implementation of 6th Pay Commission", said speakers.
They appealed the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to put up the case of VRS/GHS employees in the ensuing Cabinet meeting, so that their dues to be released. Among others present in this demonstration were Kulbir Singh, J D Singh, B V Sharma, Prem Nath, Ehsan Elahi, Surjit Singh, Surinder Singh and Sain Mohd. |
