Omar said his government had always been employee-friendly and it took historic and hard decisions in their favour despite severe financial crisis.
“We provided you with benefits of the 6th Pay Commission, its arrears and host of other facilities to improve your conditions and are ready to sort out all pending issues with you in a friendly and amicable atmosphere,” he told the representatives.
The Chief Minister said much politics has been done on the issue of enhancing retirement age of government employees.
“Many played double role in this regard and while talking to employees they extended their support to them, and to youths they told that it would be counter-productive for the interests of unemployed youths,” he said.
The enhancement of retirement age will have no effect on recruitment of youth as the government will continue the recruitment process to fill up the vacant posts in different government departments, he said.
Omar said no wrong impression should be given to the youth in this regard and no politics needs to be done on this important welfare measure any more.
The Chief Minister made a mention of the role played by Chief Secretary Mohammad Iqbal Khandey in advocating and justifying the need to enhance the retirement age of government employees and extending him the highest support in this regard.
Earlier, president of the Employees Joint Consultative Committee Abdul Qayoom Wani expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister for his keenness to ensure redressal of all grievances of the employees.
“It is the historic fact that you intervened at all junctures to approve the 6th Pay Commission recommendations in favour of government employees as also payment of the huge amount of Rs 4,200 crore as arrears to the employees.
“We also want to place it on record that your sagacity and employee-friendly approach made all problems easy to solve,” Wani said.
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