Oil sector officers urge PM to resolve issues

New Delhi, Nov 17 (UNI) Officers of the oil, telecom and power sector utilities have urged the Prime Minister to look into several long pending issues in their wages mainly regarding Dearness Allowance (DA) and Gratuity.

The resolution to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was given last evening by Oil Sector Officers' Association of India (OSOA), Coal Mines Officers' India (NEFI), Steel Executives' Federation of India (SEFI), Federation of BHEL Executives Association (FOBEA), Sanchar Nigam Executives' Association (BSNL), and Associations of MTNL and NHPC.

The issues include, merger of 50 per cent DA with basic pay from January one 2005, release of lump sum ad-hoc pending discussions with next pay panel for salary revision from January one 2002, removal of ceiling on payment of gratuity and removal of 50 per cent ceiling on allowances.

The officers said that if their pending issues are not settled by end of December 2006 then they would resort to an indefinite stir.

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