SRINAGAR: Minister for Agriculture Production, Finance, Mining and Cooperative Departments, Javid Ahmad Dar, on Monday assured a delegation of the Jammu and Kashmir National Old Pension Restoration United Front (JK NOPRUF) that the service-related issues raised by teachers and other employees would be examined and addressed in a phased manner.
The delegation, led by JK NOPRUF General Secretary Sakoon Manir, called on the Minister and submitted a memorandum seeking intervention on long-pending issues concerning pensionary benefits, promotions, transfer policies and other service matters.
The delegation sought extension of Old Pension Scheme (OPS) benefits to eligible Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers whose recruitment advertisements were issued on or before December 24, 2009, including those engaged subsequently, in accordance with Government Order No. 305-F of 2026.
It also sought regular meetings of Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) to clear pending promotion cases of eligible teachers to the post of Masters and the formulation of a separate and transparent transfer policy for ReT teachers.
Other issues raised included a suitable transfer policy for reserved category and Prime Minister’s Package employees serving in Kashmir, acceptance and forwarding of OPS-related cases of eligible employees to the Finance Department and early disposal of pending intra-district transfer cases of reserved category and PM Package employees.
The delegation said these issues had a direct bearing on the pensionary entitlements, career progression and professional security of teachers and other employees and called for their timely resolution.
The delegation comprised Sakoon Manir, UT General Secretary, JK NOPRUF; Binny Tandon, Provincial President, NOPRUF Kashmir; Sudesh Kumar, District Organiser, NOPRUF Doda; and Faiz Ahmed, District Advisor, NOPRUF Doda.
