SRINAGAR: The Safayee Karamchari working in health department in different hospitals of the Kashmir valley on Monday held massive protest demonstration here in Srinagar demanding health department to release their pending wages as per the SRO 460.
The protesting Safayee Karamchari from various district of the Kashmir valley assembled here inside the premises of the Direcctor of Health Service Kashmir under the banner of All Jammu and Kashmir Safayee Karamchari Union and chanting the slogans “ we want justice” and “release our pending wages”.
The protesting sweepers said that they are working in the health department on the consolidated basis in the department, but their wages has not been released by the department.
Gulzar Ahmad Chopan, one of the staffers working in the health department said that the department is doing the injustice with sweepers working in the health department.
“ In year 2018, all the departments of the Jammu and Kashmir has implemented the minimum wages Act under SRO 460 but Health department has not implemented it. We are demanding the health department to release our pending wages as per SRO 460,” Chopan said
“We are nearly 1600 Safayee Karamchari which are working in the health department on the low wages from Rupeees 560 to 840,” He said.
The protesting sweepers said that the health department should must Implemented the minimum wages Act as per the order issued by the finance department, so all the consolidated employees will get proper wages as per the minimum wages Act.
The protesting sweepers also requested the LT Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Director of Health Service Kashmir to look into the matter and release of the pending wages as per the SR0 460.

ARIF RASHID