Srinagar, Jan 27 (KNO): Supervisors and Helpers working under Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme Wednesday held a protest against the government for ‘withholding’ their salaries for two and a half years.
Protesters comprising females under the banner of Jammu and Kashmir Helpers to Supervisors Association (JKHSA) according to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) amid sloganeering assembled at Press Enclave and staged demonstration to press for the release of their pending salaries.
They alleged that authorities have withheld their salaries since the year 2018 thereby causing immense problems for them to feed their families. They demanded that their pending salaries be released at earliest.
“We have gathered here to protest unjustified delay in releasing our salaries which are pending with the government for the past two and half years. We also want our posts to be sanctioned immediately so that we won’t face such issues and come on roads in future,” Nuzhat, JKHSA president told the media.
She appealed to the Lieutenant Governor; Manoj Sinha to ensure their salary is released without any further delay—(KNO)