Different organisations of employees are on warpath with State Government over their long pending demands. The joint forum of over 40 associations of State Government employees, teachers and contractual workers which had postponed its agitation till last week of June has revised its plan and now the top leaders of forum would assemble in Haridwar on May 29 to chalk out their future strategy. The leaders of Joint Forum are very agitated over the circular issued by the State administration which contained the minutes of the meeting of the Joint Forum leaders and Chief Secretary. The convener of the Forum, Ravi Pachori said that the circular issued by the administration does not have the discussions held with CS. He said that on one hand the government is requesting employees to take back the agitation on other it is fuelling resentment.
The Forum wants that teachers and the employees should get the benefit of three Assured Career Progression (ACP) and teachers on Grade Pay Rs 4600 should be provided a basic salary structure of Rs 17140. They want that the ACP should be given with promotion at end of 10, 16, 26 years of service and for power corporation workers this benefit should be given at end of 9, 14 and 19 years of service. The Forum also wants that the employees should be given benfit of all allowances as per the provision of VII pay commission and the Class IV workers should be given grade pay of Rs 4200 under ACP.
Apart from the Joint Forum, the Officers, employee coordination Front has also decided to start an agitation on the issue of pending payment of allowances of VII pay commission from May 25. The Front has decided to go on a strike on June 22. Not to be left behind, the Federation of Government drivers and the Association of Ministerial employees have also decided to take a plunge on the path of agitation.
The drivers have threatened to go on a strike on June 12 while the ministerial workers would retort to work boycott from June 6. The association of Diploma Pharmacists have also threatened to start a huge strike at state health directorate if its pending demands are not accepted soon.