04/06/2026
CITU, JKCCTU, SMC workers' association submit demands to 8th Pay Commission
Srinagar, June 4th (CNS): The Jammu and Kashmir Coordination Committee of Trade Unions , affiliated with All India State government employee's federation,Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) J&K, and Srinagar Municipal Workers Welfare Association submitted separate memorandam of demands to the 8th Pay Commission/Pay Revision Committee in Srinagar, seeking revision of pay and pension, restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), regularisation of non-regular employees and enhanced welfare measures for workers and pensioners.
Representing trade unions, employee associations, pensioners' organisations, municipal workers, public sector employees and scheme-based workers, the organisations sought a higher fitment factor, revision of pensionary benefits, removal of pay anomalies and extension of social security measures to employees across sectors.
The memorandum submitted by the trade unions called for restoration of OPS, regularisation of contractual employees, daily wagers and casual workers, enhanced honorarium and welfare benefits for ASHA ,Anganwadi workers and other scheme workers',risk allowance for sanitation workers and improved medical and housing benefits for employees and pensioners.
The Srinagar Municipal Workers Welfare Association, representing both in-service employees and pensioners of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), sought revision of pensionary benefits, enhancement of medical allowance and healthcare facilities, removal of pension-related disparities and extension of all benefits available to Jammu and Kashmir government pensioners to retired SMC employees.
For serving municipal employees, particularly sanitary workers, sweepers, drain cleaners and other frontline staff, the association demanded risk and hazard allowance, enhanced insurance cover and regularisation of daily wagers, casual and consolidated workers.