Class IV employees reiterate their demands
Tribune News Service
Bathinda, October 20
Members of the Class IV Government Employees Union, Punjab, today staged a protest at BR Ambedkar Park near the District Administrative Complex over their demands.
The employees are demanding yearly promotion, increase in medical allowance to Rs 2,500, TA and DA allowances, cancellation of contributory scheme of January 2004 and marriage loan for children of class four employees to be extended to Rs 5 lakh without interest among other things.
They raised slogans against the government and threatened to intensify their protest if the government failed to fulfil their demands.
They demanded that for the sixth Punjab pay commission, a sitting judge of the High Court should be appointed as chairman.
General secretary Gurmel Singh said, “We are now worried about cuts in dearness allowance, retirement pension, annual increment and promotions. Corporate houses run the government.”
He said soon, the Class IV Government Employees Union, would chalk out a plan for protests to be held in the future
Agitations will be launched in cooperation with members of the Contractual Employees Action Committee, he added.
