PWD field workers plead for salaries; no pay for 5 months

Dimapur, September 24 (MExN): The All Nagaland PWD Field Worker’s Association (ANPWDFWA) has appealed to the government for the release of their salaries pending since May this year. 

The W/C employees are suffering from “untold miseries” due to non-release of monthly salaries since the last 5 (five) months, the Association stated in a letter to the Commissioner & Secretary, Work & Housing, Government of Nagaland. 

It is pertinent to mention that many school children are giving up their studies due to non-payment of dues to respective schools and many parents are unable to feed their family due to non-release of salaries by the government, the letter said.  

The employees of PWD (H) and PWD Mechanical are getting their salaries every two months, it added.  In this connection, ANPWDFWA has pleaded the Commissioner & Secretary to take prompt initiative for releasing the pending salaries within the first week of October. 

The association will be compelled to agitate in Kohima along with all the employees if the salaries are not released by that period, cautioned the letter appended by ANPWDFWA President Inakhu Aye.