Veterinary officers stage dharna, want pay parity with MOs

The veterinary officers of the district under the banner of Joint Action Committee of Vets for Pay Parity staged a dharna in front of the office of the Deputy Director of the Animal Husbandry Department on Tuesday. The veterinary officers from different parts of the district participated in the day-long dharna. Leaders of the organisation presented a memorandum of their demands to the Deputy Director.

Dr Sukharj Ball, Dr Tejinder Singh, Dr Harman Joshan, Dr Harpreet Singh, Dr Sukhpreet Kaur, Dr Jasdeep Singh and Dr Jatinderbeer Singh were among others who addressed on the occasion and talked of their current demands. The leaders condemned the pay disparity between their salaries and those of medical officers at the time of the Congress.

The leaders demanded to raise their pay scale from Rs 47,600 to Rs 56,100, besides revising the dynamic ACP and other allowances. They said the present state government has done nothing during its rule of more than three years. They warned that in case their genuine demand is not accepted, they would intensify their agitation.