Municipal Workers Union Jammu Presents 9-Point Charter Of Demands To JMC
Town Hall, Jammu | 09 December 2025
Municipal Workers Union Jammu held a general body meeting at Town Hall on 9 December 2025 under the presidentship of Rinku Gill and formally submitted a charter of demands to the Municipal Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC). The union said long-pending issues of sanitation workers and other field staff must be resolved immediately to ensure fair wages, promotions and basic service conditions.
• Release of final selection list for 600 sanitation workers advertised in 2018.
• Hike in minimum wages and restoration of old pension scheme.
• New residential colonies and DPC / promotion issues for all cadres.
Recruitment, Wages And Promotions
The union reminded JMC that written and practical tests for 600 sanitation worker posts were conducted between 2019 and 2021 but the final selection list has still not been notified, leaving candidates in limbo. It also sought enhancement of minimum wages, arguing that the present salary structure is inadequate to meet daily expenses of workers who provide essential civic services round the clock.
Another major demand is immediate conduct of Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meetings for all cadres on the existing rules until new norms are finalised, with 50% quota in each cadre reserved for departmental promotions in Jammu.
Leave Benefits, Housing And Welfare
The charter presses for 2.5 days’ salary as leave encashment for all JMC staff including supervisors, drivers and field workers, and for allotment of new colonies for municipal employees as existing residential areas are overcrowded. The union has also called for restoration of the old pension scheme, settlement of Service Order 429 cases and provision of proper uniforms, jackets, raincoats and shoes to sanitation staff.
Highlighting loan-related stress, the union requested relief for sanitation workers who have taken loans from J&K Bank and are compelled to pay full instalments for years despite low incomes, forcing some to borrow from private moneylenders at high interest.
President Rinku Gill said the union expects a positive response from the JMC administration and warned that workers may intensify their agitation if the charter is ignored.
