GOOL, Sep 16: A delegation of the Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC), Sub-Division Gool, led by Tehsil President Jalil Ahmed Sheikh, met MLA Banihal-Gool Sajjied Shaheen on Wednesday and submitted a comprehensive memorandum highlighting various long-pending issues concerning employees and workers in the area.
The delegation sought formulation of a comprehensive regularization policy for eligible daily wagers and long-serving temporary workers, effective implementation of minimum wages and a comprehensive job policy for NHM employees to ensure employment security and improved service conditions.
Various issues concerning Anganwadi Workers and Helpers, ASHA Workers, School AAYAs, School Cooks, Seasonal Teachers, NYC and MGNREGA workers were also raised. The delegation sought continuity of services, enhanced remuneration, job security and better service conditions for these categories of workers.
A key demand was the immediate release of long-pending wages of 17 PDD employees/workers of Sub-Division Batote. A detailed list of the affected workers was also submitted along with the memorandum.
The delegation further demanded restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for eligible employees, construction of a Teachers’ Bhawan at Gool, creation of a separate Educational Zone for Sangaldan, and provision of appropriate hardship and remote-area allowances for employees serving in difficult and inaccessible areas.
The EJAC also sought due consideration for employees posted in remote areas in matters related to posting, transfers, accommodation and other service-related issues, citing the challenges faced by staff serving in difficult and inaccessible locations.
During the meeting, MLA Sajjied Shaheen assured the delegation that the issue concerning NHM employees would be raised in the Legislative Assembly. He further assured that other demands highlighted in the memorandum would be taken up with the concerned authorities and pursued for resolution within a time-bound framework.
Speaking on the occasion, Jalil Ahmed Sheikh thanked the MLA for giving a patient hearing to the delegation and assuring intervention on the issues raised. He said timely resolution of the demands would provide relief to employees and workers and contribute to improved public service delivery in remote areas of Sub-Division Gool.
The delegation included Nowshad Ahmed, Provincial Chief Coordinator, EJAC; Mohd Altaf Manhas, General Secretary, EJAC Gool; Farooq Ahmed Mir, Zonal President, JKTF; Ashiq Ahmed Tragwal, PHE President, Gool; Manzoor Ahmed, President, PTSEA Gool; Mohd Ayaz Wani, Block President, NHMEA Gool; Dr Asif Nayeem, General Secretary, NHMEA Gool; Abdul Shakoor, Sadiq Shan, Mohd Rafi, Mumtaz Ahmed Malik, Saima Jatt and Yasmeen Bano, among others.