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| NMC reiterates demand to revoke decision of freezing DA installments | | | 
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 24: Reiterating its earlier demand regarding revoking of decision to freeze DA installments till June 2021 in favour of both central/states and UTs’ employees and pensioners, the President of the National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) urged the Union Government to reconsider the matter.
NMC president Subash Shastri appealed to the Prime’s Minister, Union Finance and Minister of State Finance to reconsider the decision, since the installments of the Dearness Allowance (DA) are additional supporting financial assistance to cope up the rising prices of essential commodities and COVID-19 pandemic.
Stressing on the need of challenges being faced by the government employees and pensioners due to ongoing COVID-19, Shastri pointed out the salaried class of the country are the forefront of battle against COVID-19, risking their safety and life are doing extraordinary service to the nation by taking enormous risk, adding that freezing of DA will severely impact life and living of salaried class and pensioners. He said this is the only source with them to cater the dearness needs and demanded an early release of two installments of 4 and 5% DA due from January last and July 1, 2020 to both central/ states and UTs’ employees and pensioners.
Shastri demanded for an earlier issuance of order/notification with regard to provide free health insurance scheme to all residents under J&K universal scheme which was announced by the J&K Govt.
Several resolutions were adopted in the meeting included enhancing the wages of daily rated workers to Rs 600 per day beside their regularization under SRO 64, setting up off Labour Welfare Board, implementation of all central laws in J&K beside granting the medical allowance of Rs 1000 per month to pensioners at par with central government retired pensioners etc. |
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