category Regional, samrala,, tags Regional, samrala,, DW BUREAU SAMRALA The state body of the Powercom pensioners has announced to stage a massive dharna in front head office at Patiala on March 10 with drum beating protests to highlight their long pending demands. The divisional president Sikander Singh said here today that as per state body programme beating the drums at Patiala would be a wake up call for the Powercom management, which is not serious about solving the pending issues and conceding the long pending demands. He said duties have been allotted to the lower rung leaders to mobilise all the pensioners and join dharna on this day. He said there have been a series of meetings with the management but all the time there is no fruitful outcome of the meetings. He said every time the management of the Powercom tries to mislead the pensioners instead of solving the issue. He warned the management that if such attitude remained intact then the management would have to face an agitation, for which the responsibility would rest on the management. Among the main demands of the pensioners are: pensioners who retired before 1 January, their pensions should be revised by applying the factor as 2.59, the arrears of the sixth pay commission should be paid in one lot, pensions be fixed as per notional formula as 3.5.1, the arrears of all the instalments of dearness allowances be released immediately, the cashless health scheme be started again for the betterment of pensioners, electricity concession be given in electricity consumption, revised pensions payment orders be cleared and all those employees who were dismissed during the agitation should be reinstated etc. While condemning the working of civil surgeon Ludhiana the leader said this office is not clearing the medical bills of the pensioners expeditiously. He said the civil surgeon despite assurances given to our representatives still not clearing the medical bills, as a result of which the pensioners have to run from pillar to post to get refund of charges which they incurred on their treatment. (editor dailyworld.in)