JAMMU: Nearly half a million government employees will hold a three-day strike starting from January 8 to press for their demands which include extension of retirement age and a policy on regularisation of daily wagers.
“State government employees will hold a 3-day long strike from January 8 to protest against failure of the government to fulfil their demands,” said employee leader Gafoor Dar today.
During the three-day strike, employees will sit on dharna at the gates of government offices, schools and other establishments across the state, he said, and will also take out protest demonstrations.
Schools in the summer capital Kashmir region are closed for winter.
Earlier this year in May and June schools and government offices were affected as the employees took to streets over the same demands.
However they called off a proposed strike in July after a meeting with high ranking officials.
“Regarding casual labourers engaged, it was informed that owing to the existence of various categories, the issue requires to be verified and authenticated before it is submitted to the Cabinet Sub Committee for a policy decision,” an official spokesperson had said.
“Regarding redressal of anomalies, it was informed that as per the agreement, the Pay Anomaly Committee has been revived and it shall submit its report about the Clerical cadre and the pre-revised scale of Rs. 6500-10500 in the near future for an appropriate decision by the Government by September, 2012.”
Later that month chief minister Omar Abdullah also said the government was working on a “comprehensive via medium” on the employees’ demand for increasing the retirement age from 58 years to 60.
Howver, the fresh protest plan comes after a round of talks with the government in October failed.
