Shadow Correspondent
Jammu, May, 10
A press conference was organized by all Jammu and Kashmir electric department lineman and workers union Jammu which was held here today under the leadership of Sh. Suresh chand Anthal president of the union who was accompanied by Vijay Kumar Gupta , Girdhari Lal, Anil Singh Slathia, Kartar Nath and Pawan Kumar.
While speaking to media representatives Sh. Suresh Chand Anthal has said that the Department of Power Development Jammu has given set montherly treatment to the Non-ITI employees of the department .
He has said that the department had engaged causual labourers /dailywagers from time to time and after having completed their continuous services of more than 7 years the employees had been brought on regular establishment by regularization their services.
Sh. Anthal has said that at the time of engagement all the incumbents were Non-ITI and some of the incumbents in the department have managed acquiring ITI trade training in different trades.
Sh. Anthal has said that through these incumbents who had undergone ITI trade courses during their services ought to have obtained proper permission of the authorities for the same but without seeking period permission the incumbents have managed acquiring the trade certificates of the department on the basis of such acquiring ITI training they have been granted promotions to next higher ranks and grades in clear violation of SRO-38 of 1981 dated 26.08.1981 sub- ordinate service recruitment rules as well as violation of Govt. order No.78-PDD of 1985 dated -20.03.1995 and Govt order no-270 -PDD of 1996 dated – 06.08.1996.
Sh. Anthal has said that through all daily wagers whose services had been regularized were entitled for their promotion to next higher ranks as per their seniority but it is unfortunately that pick and choose policy has been adopted by granting promotions to those ITI trained employees and ignoring other Non-ITI employees through senior to their counterparts having acquired ITI trade certificates.
