Pensioners8217; demand pension

CHANDIGARH, April 12: At a joint meeting held here today, pensioners from Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh demanded merger of 97 per cent dearness relief in basic pension, grant of concessions for travel, and old age pension at 65 and 75 years at the rate of 5 per cent and 10 per cent, respectively, to Haryana and Himachal Pradesh pensioners, according to a press release.

Earlier, M.L. Singla, Haryana, B.D. Sharma HP, A.S. Bagri Punjab, C.K. Jain Haryana and R.R. Batta Punjab were elected chairman, president, general secretary, finance secretary and organising secretary, respectively, of the North Zone State Pensioners Confederation.

Mazdoor Sangh holds meet
The central works committee of the Rashtriya Mazdoor Sangh held a meeting under the chairmanship of Wg Cdr Kunvar Jai Singh at Panchayat Bhawan, yesterday. Ram Kishore Sharma was given the charge of party affairs in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh.