Sub engineers demand scale upgradation
The Sub Engineer Welfare Association (SEWA) staged a protest for the approval of demands, including scale up-gradation, concessions and technical allowances in front of Abbottabad Press Club.
The protesting engineers said that in various departments of Abbottabad, including Local Government, Water Management, TMA, C&W and other departments, the government should accept the demands of the sub-engineers and also address their issues.
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They said that the secretary irrigation allocated the quota for diploma and B-Tech engineers for grade 18 and won the hearts of the employees. The protesters demanded that all junior sub engineers should be given grade 16 following the secretary Irrigation’s notification and implement the decision in all departments by promoting the sub engineers in grade 18.
They also condemned the propaganda against the secretary irrigation and demanded from the chief minister and the chief secretary to take action against the elements involved in the campaign to discredit the secretary irrigation.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 28th, 2021.