U.T. Employees Completes Preparations For Rally and Demonstration

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 30^th January:- The U.T. Employees have completed all preparations for the participation of 1^st Feb., 2017 rally and demonstration for the release of arrears of D.A. from July, 2016 to Dec., 2016 the call for which given by the Federation of U.T. Employees & workers Chandigarh.  The federation in the connection held gate meetings before the various offices of Chandigarh Administration and Municipal Corporation.

Gopal Datt Joshi General Secretary Federation, Raghbir Chand President Vijay Singh, Bhim Sen, Rajinder Katoch, Satpal, Harpal Singh, Bish Ram, Kam Raj, Jai Pal, Dhian Singh, Harkesh Chand, Amrik Singh, Bajinder Prasad, Behari Lal, Raj Pal and other leaders of the Federation while addressing the gate meetings strongly criticize and blamed the Administration for stoppage of the Arrear of DA installment from July 2016 to December 2016 by linking the same with the decision of Punjab Govt. The leaders of the Federation while strongly demanding to release the arrear of the DA immediately said that the dearness allowance is linked with the prize index as well as, as per the decision of pay commission report of Union & State Governments which is regularly being paid by Chandigarh Administration as and when Government of India has released the same. To release the D.A. with the decision of Govt. of Punjab is not genuine and justified as the Govt. of Punjab has financial crunch. The previous D.A. installments have also not been released in time and deposit in GPF of employees due to financial constraints in Punjab, whereas U.T. is separate state and have separate Budgetary provision and have no such financial problem like in Punjab and earlier the Chandigarh Administration has also granted the D.A. in cash to U.T. employees by delinking it with Punjab.

The speakers further stated that numbers of memorandums have been submitted to the Advisor to the Administration & Finance Secretary U.T. Chandigarh on 29.12.2016 & 12.01.2017 appeal the administration to release the arrear without delay but it & regretted to point out that the administration has not taken any positive step to release the arrear which is causing great unrest amongst the employees, therefore the Federation further decided that it the decision of grant of arrear will not be taken immediately the federation will lodge massive protest rally & demonstration on 1^st February, 2016 near Parade Ground, Sector 17, Chandigarh in 1^st  Phase- of its agitation programme which will announce next course of agitation against the attitude of the authorities. The leaders appealed the employees of various departments of U.T. and M.C. to participate in the rally and demonstration in a massive way.