Strike, sit-in to continue as no consensus over demands
The agitating government employees of various departments will continue with their protest as consensus over demands could not be reached with the three-member ministerial committee on Thursday.
The employees continue with their stand of participating in an upcoming rally to be held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ajmer.
Rajasthan Rajya Mantralayik (ministerial) Karamchari Mahasangh President Manoj Saxena said, “The talks with the government committee failed. We will participate in the PM rally in Ajmer wearing white t-shirts, on which our demands will be written. The finance department is disagreeing on revising our grade pay and until it is met, we will not call off the protest.”
Joint front of Rajasthan State Roadways Transport Corporation (RSRTC) trade unions, AITUC state president ML Yadav said, “We were not called for talks. Around 10,000 employees will be going to Ajmer. Through the district collector, we have asked time to meet the PM.” He added that Congress state president Sachin Pilot Thursday came to the sit-in and assured that once the Congress forms the government, the employees’ demands will be met. Addressing the employees, Pilot said, “I assure that the Congress government will take the justified demands on priority and will include the demands in our party manifesto.”
More than 80,000 state government employees are on strike for a fortnight. This includes 50,000 ministerial staff, 14,000 Roadways staff and 12,000 staff of Panchayati Raj Institutions. Demanding promotion and change in name of posts, personal secretaries and stenographers have announced work boycott for today and tomorrow. Demanding increase in pay grade from ~3,600 to ~4,800, junior engineers from
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Increase in grade pay of junior assistant from ~2,400 to ~3,600, salary and allowance equivalent to that of Secretariat employees, clearance of due promotions, formation of a directorate for the staff
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payment of outstanding subsidy of Rs 150 crore, replacing 1,000 condemned buses with new ones, benefits as per the Seventh Pay Commission to the roadways employees, filling up of 8,000 vacant posts
different department are staging a ‘Mahapadav’ in Jaipur.
The protest and strike of employees has severely affected work across the state. The strike of Panchayati Raj employees has stalled disbursement of payment for Prime Minister Housing Scheme, creation of man-days in MNREGS, work sanctioned under MLA and MP funds, and works of several departments like social justice and women and child development. Tilak Nagar, Jaipur
pending promotions, increase in pay grade from ~3,600 to ~4,800
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Similarly, due to the strike of ministerial employees, most of the work at district collectors’ offices and sub-divisional magistrates and tehsil courts is stalled. Registry of revenue and cases; issuance of licenses and permits by the transport department are also affected. Overloaded private buses have become common sight since the roadways employees have started their strike, which has resulted in a loss of ~85 crore to the roadways.