CPWs of RDD without wages from last 22 months
Srinagar: The Contingent Paid Workers(CPW) working in Rural development department in Kashmir are without wages from twenty two months due to which they are facing lot of problems, the workers alleged.
They said that the government has not released their wages since last 22 months due to which they are going through very tough times.
They said that one contingent paid worker is working in every block of the Kashmir division and are getting a meager wages for that.
Rafiq Ahmad, a contingent paid worker who is also head of their association from south Kashmir said that contingent workers are getting wages varying from 1000 to 3000 per month, but authorities have failed to provide us even this very little amount from the last 22 months.
He said that we are working 24X7 even in pandemic but due to stoppage of wages they are in a state of depression.
Workers said the delay in release of their salary has pushed them to state of depression particularly the ones who are married and have to support a family.
“Our families are at the verge of starvation, how we can feed our family from the meager salary of Rs 1000 to Rs 3000. Even this amount is not released on time,” they said, and added that the government should consider the situation of CPWs are faced with and release the wages immediately besides announce a hike in the monthly remuneration as well.
“Most of the workers are losing the hope of living besides their self-confidence because we are disappointed with the current situation we are going through,” they added.
They said that in March 2021 Director RDD Kashmir has written to all protect officers wage employment, the executive Engineers of rural engineering wing, district panchayat officers and block development officers of Kashmir division to release sweeping charges of sweepers out of administrative component of centrally sponsored schemes till funds are released by the administrative department for these sweepers.
They alleged that most of the officials haven’t complied to this order due to which poor sweepers are suffering.
They requested higher authorities of the department to release the pending wages so that they can heave a sigh of relief.
Director Rural development department Kashmir division Tariq Ahmad Zargar when contacted assured that this issue will be taken up with all concerned again and sweepers will get their wages very soon.
Jahangeer Ganaie
