Sixth Pay Commission: Jal Sansthan employees protest pay panel disparity

Sixth Pay Commission: Jal Sansthan employees protest pay panel disparity

ALLAHABAD: To express resentment against the state government on the issue of implementation of Sixth Pay Commission, the employees of Jal Sansthan staged a demonstration at Collectorate and went on a day strike on Friday. Though the water supply was not affected but the main office and all the zonal offices were locked to express their resentment.

The main resentment of the employees was that though Jal Sansthan was included among the beneficiaries of the Sixth Pay Commission in the ordinance issued on August 22, but they have not been included in the ambit of the beneficiaries. Only the state government employees and the teachers were given the benefit of the Sixth Pay Commission which would be effective from January 1.

The employees and the officers of Jal Sansthan participated in the strike under the aegis of Uttar Pradesh Jal Sansthan Karamchari Sangh and Jal Sansthan Engineers Association.

Their main concern was that though they are associated with the important work of supplying water to the city but they have are not included in the beneficiaries of the recommendations of Sixth pay Commission.

It is mention worthy here that Jal Sansthan does not get any economic help or grant from the state government . The Jal Sansthan distribute its salaries and meet its other expenses through the fund generated by it and the water taxes collected from the people. They have questioned the very rationale of not including the Jal sansthan employees from giving them the benefit of Sixth pay Commission.

The proposed merger of Jal Sansthan with Allahabad Municipal Corporation also angered the employees.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com