Retired government employees in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's (PoK's) Muzaffarabad town took to the streets demanding a rise in pension and medical allowance as inflation has taken a heavy toll on their everyday lifestyle.
They said that the government had recently introduced pension reforms that were not acceptable to them. They said the 35 per cent deduction in pension of government employees was an injustice. They added that the decision was not acceptable to government employees.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday welcomed the decision of government employees, who called off their week-long strike for the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme.
Amid the ongoing protest by government employees seeking restoration of the Old Pension Scheme, Maharshtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said a discussion was held in this regard and his government was empathetic to the demand.
The arrested government employees were identified as Kanak Chandra Baruah, Lat Mandal, Office of the Revenue Circle Officer, Kalaigaon in Udalguri district and Dilip Borah, Gaonburah (village headman).
Karnataka government employees went on an indefinite strike starting from Wednesday after Basavaraja Bommai-led BJP government failed to implement recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission, one of the longstanding demands of at least nine lakh state employees who have threatened to absta
Union President, CS Shadakshari, said that if the demand is not met, all the government employees will stage protests across the state and will also abstain from performing their official duties.
The coordinator of the Joint Action Council of Tamil Nadu Teachers Organization and Government Employees Organisation (Jactto-GEO) on Sunday said that Chief Minister MK Stalin had "deceived" and "betrayed trust" of the people of the state by not fulfilling promises.
The change in the compassionate appointment policy of the state was approved during the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held here on Tuesday.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced that the state government employees from Scheduled Caste (SC) community will get a reservation in promotion.
The above decision was taken during the cabinet meeting chaired by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, organised at CM house in the state capital Raipur on Friday. According to the press release issued by the CMO, all government employees who are appointed after April 2022 will be co