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| Revoke decision to freeze DA installments, demands NMC | | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 7: Stressing on the need to revoke decision of the Central Government with regard to freezing of release of DA installments till June 2021 in favor of both central/states and UTS employees and pensioners, President of the National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) Subash Shastri today appealed to the Prime Minister, to reconsider the decision, since the installments of the dearness allowance (DA) are additional supporting financial assistance to cope up the additional burden day to day rising prices of essential commodities and COVID-19 pandemic. “Reconsideration of the earlier decision of the Central Govt. has so become in evitable, dearness relief is not wage increase its just a compensation against the erosion of real wages and the cost of living,” Shastri said this while addressing a meeting of NMC activists here by maintaining social distancing. 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 fore front of battle against COVID-19, risking their safety and life are doing ordinary 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. Pleading the cause of several thousands of daily rated workers working in the various departments of UT, Jammu & Kashmir he also urged Lt Governor to ensure timely disbursement of long pending wages of daily rated workers.
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