Srinagar: A high level delegation of Employees Joint Action Committee Jammu Kashmir (EJAC) met Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta at Civil Secretariat Srinagar.
The delegation led by President, Fayaz Ahmad Shabnam, raised several issues confronted by the employees of the Union Territory and also presented a charter of demands concerning the employees.
The meeting, which was conducted in a congenial atmosphere, lasted for more than one and a half hours.
The issues faced by the employees of JKUT were thoroughly elaborated before the chair.
Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta gave patient hearing to the issues and assured the delegation about their speedy resolution.
Reassuring complete support to the officer in all endeavours aimed at taking Jammu Kashmir to the zenith of success and development, the delegation lauded the administrative insight coupled with the pro-employee attitude of the administration.
Shabnam thanked the officer for his keenness to work on the issues faced by the employees. The meeting emanated optimism and anticipated that under the administrative leadership of A. K. Mehta, Jammu & Kashmir will scale new heights.
The delegation hoped that besides embarking on new developmental paths, the officer will initiate measures for the redressal of some long pending demands so that the employees have a sigh of relief.
Several issues confronted by the employees highlighted during the meeting include regularization of daily wagers, sanction of minimum wages Act in favour of daily wagers, grant of Rs 7450—225-11500 (pre-revised) grade to all the employees working in the grade of 6500-10500 (pre-revised) on the analogy of Section officers vide SRO 259 dated 18-07-2007 and Assistant Accounts Officers vide SRO – as already agreed in the agreement, grade at par with other Union Territories, accountability of DDOs, general transfer of employees after rendering of service for two years at a place especially in Education, Health and medical Education and Forest Departments.
The other demands include transfer policy in favour Rehbar Taleem Teachers and promotion of teachers, confirmation of officers in Education and other departments, calling of the “In-Charge” system forthwith and ensuring full-fledged Charge right at the time of promotion, filling up of the vacancies available in different departments immediately, release of pending salaries of ITI employees of District Srinagar and resolve the long pending issue of reverification of 2274 employees of Health and Medical Education Department working since 22 years now.
Chief Secretary assured the delegation that these issues would be taken up on a fast track basis.
All the leaders thanked the officer for his sympathetic attitude towards the employees. Besides the President (EJAC), others who attended the meeting include M. Altaf Handoo, Tariq Ahmad Sofi, Arsalan Habib, Bashir Ahmad Thoker, Nazir Ahmad and others.
