In an effort to diffuse crisis arising out of the agitation of the state government employees, the Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh called the employee leaders for discussion at his office on Tuesday. It is learnt that understanding on most of the demands of the joint front of the employees has reached. However the employee leaders refused to take back their agitation till the official minutes of the meeting are released. The Principal Secretary Personnel, Radha Raturi who was also present in the discussions assured the employee leaders that the minutes of the meeting would be released on Thursday.
In the meeting the CS appealed the employee organizations to come forward and extend help in achieving the mission 2020 undertaken by the government. Reminding the employees of the stellar role played by them in creation of a separate of state of Uttarakhand, the CS said that they should also contribute in development of the state. He said that despite constraints like small state, limited resources, disaster affected and forest state, Uttarakhand is an ideal state for the employees. Singh said that the state is among the first states in implementing the provisions of VII pay commission. He held point-wise discussion on the demands of the employees. He directed the legal, finance and personnel department to examine some of the demands of employees.
Talking to The Pioneer after the meeting one of the prominent employee leaders Ram Chandra Raturi said that the agitation would continue till the minutes of the meeting are officially released.