Vets flay Punjab Govt for less pension hike to pre-2016 retirees

Ludhiana, November 1

The Punjab Senior Vets Association, at a meeting held here on Monday, condemned the state government for effecting nominal revision of 15 per cent to pensioners, who retired prior to 2016, with effect from January 1, 2016.

Former Joint Director, Animal Husbandry, Punjab, and member, Punjab State Veterinary Council, Dr Gurinder Singh Walia lamented that while employees and pensioners who retired after January 1, 2016, have been given 25.9 per cent hike in their salaries, the pre-2016 retirees have been given an unfair hike of 15 per cent only. He urged Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi to do justice to pensioners by following a common multiplier of 25.9 per cent across the board.

Dr Nitin Kumar Gupta, former CEO, Punjab Gau Sewa Commission, averred that old pensioners have greater expenses due to illness and other old-age issues and hence deserve to be supported by the government.

Prominent among those present at the meeting were former Director, Animal Husbandry, Dr Sanjeev Khosla, former Deputy Directors Dr Bimal Sharma, Dr Rajinder Kumar Vasdev, Dr Nirmaljit Singh Mahal and Dr Raghunandan Sharma. — TNS