D ward workers protest against BMC for not resolving salary issues

Forget the onemonth additional salary promised by the municipal commissioner to safai kamgaar who went to Sangli and Kolhapur for flood relief work most conservancy workers from D ward are not getting even their regular salary A dispute between senior staff responsible to update their attendance is taking a toll on the salary of fourthgrade staff of D ward a VIP ward which includes Malabar Hill and Tardeo Thirteen conservancy workers from the ward had gone to Sangli and Kolhapur for floodrelief workDiwali is around the corner and while most municipal workers have plans to celebrate it sweepers and other fourth grade staff from D ward are running from pillar to post to get their regular salaryAround 500 of the 1968 conservancy workers in the ward got salary as low as Rs 290 in September This includes workers who toiled in Sangli and Kolhapur in a challenging situation Alongwith them in the past twothree months other civic staff have also received low salaries In May this year many BMC staffers had received zero salaryThe municipal commissioner had declared an additional months salary for staff who worked in Sangli and Kolhapur Thirteen workers had gone from D ward to the floodhit districts Sanjay Gaikwad was one of them I received only Rs 4022 instead of Rs 21000 I havent got nine months salary from last Diwali as there is a technical issue with the system For the past two months I got my regular salary but this month I got only Rs 4022 said Gaikwad He is sure that the salary was cut due to nonattendance in August when he went to Sangli I worked for 10 days in Sangli market area I was even hospitalised due to a stomach illness The BMC declared onemonths extra salary for us but what about the regular salary he askedSuhas Kambale D ward stafferTwo other workers Manoj Makwana and Suhas Kambale who were part of the relief team also havent got the full salary for September Shanta Algotar a labourer got only Rs 207 Bala Kamble a scavenger received only Rs 548Suhas Kambale who worked in Sangli for 10 days said I have not got my complete salary for the past two months In August I received 50 per cent of the salary Despite several requests and complaints I havent yet got the rest of the salary This time 40 per cent salary has been cut How can we run our houseWorkers to protestThe municipal commissioner assured us on August 28 that the administration will work to improve the biometric attendance system till November and until then the BMC will give full salary The dispute between the concerned staff is responsible for the mess Now workers will protest on Saturday at D ward office said Pravin Manjalkar member of the Municipal Majdoor UnionMunicipal commissioner Praveen Pardeshi is serious about the issue Workers will get their full salary and action will be taken against concerned officers if found guilty said a senior officer from the BMC Incidentally Pardeshi attended a felicitation programme for BMC workers on Friday at Damodar Hall ParelSalary will be depositedThough the municipal commissioner approved the extra salary for workers on August 20 and a circular for the same had been issued on September 9 workers havent got it as yet As per the circular those who worked for eight days will get 15 days salary and those who worked for more than eight days will get one months salary Around 650 workers from BMC went to floodhit districts The concerned officer has to sent workers names and number of days he she worked there It is taking time The extra salary will be deposited next month said an officer from the Solid Waste Management departmentCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates