chhattisgarh government employees and officials will be on an indefinite strike
Raipur |
24-Aug-2022
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RAIPUR : The protest will be staged under the banner of the Chhattisgarh Karmchari Adhikari Federation (CGKAF).
Adamant on their demand of 34 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) and revision of House Rent Allowance (HRA), Chhattisgarh government employees and officials will be on an indefinite strike from Monday.
They are demanding pending 6 percent DA, which is still less in comparison to what Central government employees get.
The protestors are also demanding revision of HRA as per the 7th Pay Commission at par with the Central government employees.
Work in schools is expected to be unaffected as all the three major associations of government teachers have decided to abstain from the strike, union leader Sanjay Sharma said.
Earlier, the employees had gone on a five-day strike and given an ultimatum of an indefinite strike from August 22 if their demands remain unfulfilled.
CGKAF patron Vijay Jha said the Chhattisgarh government had recently hiked DA by 6 percent but it was insufficient.
"We are also fighting for the arrears to be paid from January 1, 2020 from when the Central government declared DA for its employees. We have been given the DA from the present date and the arrears of 22 months are still pending," he said.
Similarly, the officials and employees of the Chhattisgarh government were at present getting HRA based on the 6th Pay Commission, because of which they were suffering a loss, Jha said.
