CPW and LFW workers of education department stage protest, appeals LG administration to regularise them.

CPW and LFW workers of education department stage protest, appeals LG administration to regularise them.

Contingent paid Workers, Land Donors Cook-Cum Helpers Union Of Education Department on Monday staged a protest demonstration in Srinagar and demanding that they must be regularised.

Scores of protesters from various districts of Kashmir Valley assembled Press Enclave in Srinagar, shouted slogans against the government for not fulfilling their “genuine” demands.

The protesters said that they have been working in the Education Department for the last 25 years and the government is “neglecting our genuine demands”.

According to PTK, They raised slogans against the Education Department for not releasing their wages.

“We have been working in the education department from last 15 years. We are demanding the government to regularise us and release our wages,” said one of the protesters, Haseena Banoo

She said said “We did not want to hit the roads, but due to attitude of government towards us, we have only left with protest option.”

“In the year 2008, the Education department framed an SRO 308 in which 50% Quota promotions were reserved for Contingent paid workers. In the year 2011 administration Department of School education issued an order under no. edu -1/277/2009 for minimum wages for the CPWs. But the order has not been implemented till date,” said another protestor.

We are working on meager salary of 100 to 500 but we have been waiting for Justice since last 20 years.

They requestes LG lead administration to solve their pending issues(PTK)