Dehradun

Secretariat employees threaten agitation

PNS

The association of the secretariat employees have threatened that they would be forced to start an agitation if their demands are ignored further. The president of the association Deepak Joshi said that a delegation of association would meet the chief secretary, additional chief secretary ( Personnel) and ACS to the Chief Minister on December 19 to put forward their pending issues. He said that a major agitation would be launched if their demands are not accepted.

The association of the secretariat employees demands that the vacant promotional posts of secretariat employees should be filled by Departmental Promotional Committee ( DPC) without delay.

The secretariat workers also want increased promotional avenues. They further want that the process of allotment of Government quarters should be made transparent. The association is also irked over a fourfold hike in house maintenance fees.

The secretariat workers are demanding all the workers who joined duties after the year 2005 be given benefit of old pension scheme.