Congress slams UT Administration over salary deduction of employees in lockdown

Srinagar, June 07 (KNS)The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) today slammed the UT administration over deduction of salaries of various Govt employees in various Govt Departments after declaring them absent from duties during the current lockdown.
In a statement issued to KNS, The Party has also asked the UT Administration to come clean on the issue and explain as to why the TA of employees has been deducted.
Senior Congress Leader and Srinagar District Congress Committee President Abdul Gani Khan has expressed serious concern over the salary deduction of employees serving in various Govt departments, as reported, after declaring them as absent from duty in lockdown.
Khan termed the deduction as illogical, as that, the Lockdown was declared in the backdrop of the spread of Pandemic, knowing that the disease might engulf the entire J&K, the UT administration enforced the strict lockdown, besides advising people to adhere to the advisories, the employee were not the exception on this front, he said.
The salary deduction of various employees is unfortunate, one fails to understand that when the entire country was put under strict lockdown, why the salaries or TA of employees has reportedly been deducted, Senior Congress Leader questioned and said there must have been some directions by the Govt on this front.
I would urge upon the UT administration to look into the matter and revoke the deduction of salaries of employees, he added and laid emphasizes over ensuring accountability at various levels in the administration.(KNS)
 

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