STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The indefinite strike of J&K Employees Provident Fund Staff Welfare Association has entered its seventh consecutive day on Monday . The staff members of Association raised slogans in support of their long pending demands which include HR issues (merger of staff from JK EPFO to Central EPFO) as per CAC recommendations, Conduct of pending DPC, Release of budget/salary and Disposal of SRO-43 cases.
Today various labour unions like Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) and State Central Labour Union (SCLU) extended their full support for fulfillment of the genuine demands of J&K Employees Provident Fund Staff Welfare Association. Harbans Choudhary, Working President, Sh. Ashok Choudhary, Sanghthan Mantri, BMS and Nar Singh Nariania, President, SCLU, warned the Govt, that if the demands of the employees are not fulfilled within a week’s time positively, the unions shall be compelled to protest on roads and the consequences of which shall be at the risk and responsibility of the Central EPFO as well as Govt, of UT of J&K. The pensioners of J&K EPFO also participated in the protest as their pension was also not released till date. The Association appealed the Government that despite elapse of more than two & half years, their fate is yet to be decided. The main demand of the Association is to resolve the HR issues as it is not known whether the Central EPFO is going to adopt the J&K EPFO employees or not. The Association once again appeals to the LG to intervene in the matter to resolve the issues at the earliest.