Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation employees who retired from 2016 to 2018 today held a protest against JKTDC at Srinagar for the settlement of gratuity, leave salary and 7th Pay Commission arrears. During the protest, the retired employees alleged that the JKTDC authorities didn’t show any interest in the settlement, even alleged that the unruly behaviour of the general manager has led to the mental breakdown of the retired employees and are forced to hold the protest for fulfilling their genuine demands.
As per the details, the retired employees of 2016 to 2018 of JKTDC have been deliberately deprived of their due gratuity, leave salary and arrears of the 7th Pay Commission for a long time.
A delegation of the retired employees today said, the department owed four installments of their gratuity, leave salary and 7th pay commission arrears, out of which only two installments were cleared, thanking personal efforts of the Managing Director, JKTDC.
The delegation further said, the Managing Director and other top officials were requested for the settlement of other two installments but no steps have been taken so far leading to the mental breakdown of the outgoing employees.
Expressing anger against JKTDC General Manager Tariq Ahmed for his rude and unruly behavior towards retired employees, the delegation said, even Haji Mohammad Jabbar was called for a meeting by the General Manager for the pending legitimate demands, but nothing happened due to the unruly behaviour of the General Manager who used indecent language during the meeting.
The delegation demanded that Managing Director JKTDC must take serious notice of the General Manager’s uncivil and unruly behavior and must seek a reply from him in this regard.
Accusing administration for lobbyism, the delegation said that a conspiracy is being hatched by the department to reappoint some retired employees which is strongly condemned.
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