The Uttarakhand Federation of Ministerial Services’ Association started its two day work boycott in support of its demand for removal of pay disparities here on Friday.
The members of association assembled at the Parade ground where they staged a dharna. The agitating employees are demanding that for the position of Junior Assistant the minimum educational qualification should be raised from Intermediate to Graduate and its salary should be revised from the present pay band of Rs5200-20200 with Grade Pay Rs2800 to pay band Rs9300-34800 with Grade pay of Rs 4200. Similarly they are demanding that the salary of senior Assistant should be raised from the present pay band of Rs9300-34800 with grade pay of Rs4200 to the grade pay of Rs4600. For the post of Administrative Officers the association is demanding that their Grade Pay should be increased from Rs4600 to Rs4600. The Association has threatened that if their demands are not accepted at the end of two day agitation they would restart their stir after the Panchayat elections and could even call a complete strike.
The protest meet was addressed by TS Pundeer, SD Kothari, RP Juial, P Nautiyal and others.