The All Odisha Forest Contractual Employees’ Union demanded removal of pay anomalies, regularisation of jobs of senior contractual employees and more Group D post recruitments in all forest ranges in State.
A large number of employees across Odisha assembled at the Mahatma Gandhi Marg, took out a rally and held a protest meeting.
They shouted slogans in favour of their demands which included removal of pay anomalies of forest guards and foresters, release of pending salary and risk allowance, regularisation of daily wagers’ jobs in the department and change of designation of helpers and forest guards.
The demonstration was held under the leadership of union president Prabhat Mahanty. “I am guarding lakhari valley sanctuary at night taking all risks but I have not been paid my salaries from last three months,” said Bhakta Mahankuda, a protester from Chandragiri range.
Upendra Pati, Natabara Acharya,Prasanta Patnaik Kumar Patnaik, Miher Narayan Jena, Jagannath Swain, Pabitra Naik, Praful Raut and lingaraj Patnaik, among others, addressed.