Andhra Pradesh: Government Employees To Go On Strike Over New Pay Revision Commission

The employee's unions rejected a proposal made by Finance Secretary Shashi Bhushan to negotiate.

Andhra Pradesh Employees Association Leaders(Image:ABP Desam)

Hyderabad: The state government employees in Andhra Pradesh have decided to go on an indefinite strike from February 7 against the government's new Pay Revision Commission. The protests are against the new pay scales fixed by the state government.

"We will go on an indefinite strike from February 7. We are going to submit a representation to Chief Secretary with our demands in it," said Secretariat Employees Association President K Venkatramireddy as quoted by Times of India. 

Employees are against the new Pay Revision Commission since the government issued GOs by fixing new pay scales. The employees' unions were shocked after the government through the GOs has reduced the House Rent Allowance (HRA) slabs and removed City Compensatory Allowance (CCA).

Meanwhile, The employee's unions rejected a proposal made by Finance Secretary Shashi Bhushan to negotiate. However, the employees association announced that they would consider negotiations if the new Pay Revision Commission Government Orders are cancelled.

The steering committee of the PRC Sadhana Samithi met in Vijayawada on Sunday. The committee condemned the campaign by the government and YCP leaders against employees on social media.

The committee said it had set up an Oversight Committee with 8 members to coordinate movement activities and social media with the districts. It was revealed that the steering committee members had been increased to 20. 

Amravati JAC Chairman Bopparaju Venkateshwarlu said Provoking employees is not a good practice. Government and YCP leaders have been criticising employees through social media. He further stated that the government should fix the problems rather than create a hostile environment. He said that the government and YCP leaders are trying to lay cases against those who spoke consciously during the movement.

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Boparaju said no political party would be allowed into the movement. He urged that no one in the campaign should make political and personal insults. 

Venkatramireddy, president of the Secretariat Employees Union, said that the employees would be severely affected by the new pay scales.That is why now all the unions are fighting together. He urged the government to withdraw the new pay scales.

(With inputs from ABP Desam — It is a Telugu platform of ABP News. For more news, commentary and latest happenings from two Telugu states, follow https://telugu.abplive.com/)