J&K DDC members refuse to attend training citing ‘rank’, ‘salary' SECTIONS Share Synopsis After elections of DDC members established the three-tier panchayat system in J&K recently, the UT administration had earlier this week announced the protocol and honorarium for the members. Agencies Jammu and Kashmir’s District Development Council members belonging to BJP, NC, PDP, Congress, PC and other parties have refused to attend a training session organised by the Union Territory’s administration in protest against the ‘rank’ and ‘salary’ they have been given. After elections of DDC members established the three-tier panchayat system in J&K recently, the UT administration had earlier this week announced the protocol and honorarium for the members. A DDC chairperson will have the rank of an administrative secretary or inspector-general of police and receive an honorarium of Rs 35,000 per month. Vice-chairpersons are to get Rs 25,000 and other DDC members Rs 15,000.