Srinagar, Jul 13 (KNS): A meeting of the State Body of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) was held here today in which senior vice-President J&K PCC Sham Lal Sharma was the chief guest while State President INTUC Shiv Kumar Sharma presided over the meeting.
The INTUC President apprised the PCC Sr. Vice- President about the various problems confronting the working class in the state, belonging to different sections and categories of the workers and employees and other sections. Their demands are pending wages from last two years, regularisation of all casual labour, ITI trained, Land donor, Need basis of various departments of the state, revival of closed public sector units, release of pending salaries of RET teachers, stipend for unemployed educated youth, space be allotted to Rehari and Pahari workers to carry out their work, removal of pay anomalies between Govt. and PSU employees. NHPC reporting office which was functioning in J&K should not be shifted to Himachal. He also urged upon the State Govt. to adhere to the norm of the parity with the Central Govt. employees, while implementing the 7th Pay Commission recommendations. The need to enhance the medical allowance of the employees and pensioners at par with the central employees was also stressed.
They urged the PCC senior Vice President to take up the issues of the working class in the state at appropriate levels to get these problems addressed. General Secretary INTUC Raghubir Singh Chib conducted the proceedings and explained various issues confronting of labour class.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Addressing the gathering of the INTUC leaders and representatives of the various sections, Sham Lal Sharma assured that Congress party would remain on the forefront to raise the voice regarding the genuine demands of the working class in the state. He said that working class is the strength of Nation and have contributed tremendously for the progress and prosperity of the Country. It is the hard labour of the working class that Country has came up to the level of a strong and a developed economy in the World.
He described the labour wing (INTUC) as a strong arm of the Congress party because of the pro poor and pro labour class policies of the Congress party which has always framed and articulated its policies for the welfare of poor in the country. He appreciated the efforts of INTUC to raise effectively the genuine issues of working class from time to time in the state and assured full support to the genuine cause of working class.
The INTUC body expressed gratitude to Sham Lal Sharma for his patient hearing to the deliberations and extended full cooperation in the strengthening of the party in the state.
Prominent among those who attended the meeting included S/ R. S. Reen (VP Power Grid), Farooq Ahmed Choudhary Vice President, Amrik Singh Sasan, Madan Lal (Org. INTUC), Sumit Magotra State Secretary, Jia Lal thakur State Secretary, Rashpal Singh, Jeevan Singh Som Dutt (NHPC), Sham Lal (Nowshera) and others. (KNS)