Jammu, July 11 -- President of the National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) Subash Shastri on Thursday urged upon the lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha and chief minister Omar Abdullah to increase the monthly medical allowance of pensioners from the existing Rs.300 to Rs.1,000 in the line with other union territories across the country.

In a statement issued here, Shastri appealed implementation of this enhancement to bring JKUT at par with Ladakh which had raised the allowance to Rs.1,000 per month from April 1, 2020.

Shastri said that the current Rs.300 medical allowance has remained unchanged for over two decades despite the steep rise in medicine costs and other medical expenses. He said the hike would provide much needed relief to pensioner...