Patiala: PPSC office staff continue pen-down strike

Tribune News Service

Patiala, October 19

Work at the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) office here remained affected due to the employees’ protest over various demands. They are demanding regularisation of services and implementation of the 6th pay panel report with revised multiplication factor. The employees are on pen-down strike since October 6. “The employees have been protesting over the state government’s indifferent attitude towards their demands.

“They are demanding regularisation of the staff at the PPSC and other government departments. Despite holding parleys with officials of the state government number of times, the issues have not been resolved,” Inderjit Singh, one of the employees said.

He said the employees would continue their protest till October 24.