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KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 2/18/2014 1:20:40 PM

Mehbooba bats for vulnerable sections of govt employees

JAMMU, Feb 17: Flaying the National Conference for, what she said, “selling out vital economic interests of the state,” the Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti today said it was because of its government's policies that even most sections of its employees were unable to receive salaries.
Taking part in the budget discussion in the Legislative Assembly, she took up the cause of employees and unemployed educated youth and castigated government for its casual approach towards this larger section of society.
Mehbooba pointed out that those engaged on the basis of contract, consolidated pay and on adhoc basis are against paltry wages have been completely ignored in the last budget of the govt with budget statement making no mention of their regularization or required hike in their wages and salary. She recalled services of SPOs, home guards and daily wagers but lamented that the government had let them down again, she expressed concern about large chunk of labourers and government’s flip flop policy about them. She also sought the attention of Finance Minister towards the rural and tribal youth who were promised employment and labour but were not accommodated in construction of hydel power projects despite guarantees in MoUs signed by the government with various corporations including NHPC.
Mehbooba said that such was the state of affairs that even the ration money was not paid to police personnel and the government functionaries. She said that finance minister belied the hopes of the people of the state who were earlier fed on promises and assurances on fair deal.
She vehemently pleaded the case of re-employment of NYCs who have been protesting for this since their disengagement.
Mehbooba pointed out that government has been selective and resorted to pick and choose, be it regularization, engagement or re-employment. She said that budget has as such failed to inspire the people in general and temporary employees in particular. The unemployed are simply disgusted and ignored, she added.
She also raised the issue of Anganwari workers, skilled labour and PHE daily wagers saying that no serious approach has been adopted to redress their grievances.
Pointing out budgetary allocations made by the finance minister she said these were totally in violation of the Planning Commission’s directions which put the hike ceiling at 5 percent only. Mehbooba said that escalated budget was only to befool people on election eve and in total disregard of the available resource and money.

 

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