PATNA: Ignoring the state government’s warning of ‘no work, no pay’, nearly three lakh Bihar government employees launched an indefinite strike from Wednesday seeking total implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.
General Secretary of Bihar State Non-Gazetted Employees Federation (BSNGEF) Manjul Kumar Das claimed that functioning of the government, from the block to the secretariat levels had come to a standstill due to the strike.
Nearly three lakh employees owing allegiance to Bihar Secretariat Services Association (BSSA) and Bihar State Non-gazetted Employees Federation (Gope) faction went on strike as they felt “cheated” by the offer made by deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi, he said.
“We want payment of arrears according to the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations from January 1, 2006 and we will not accept anything less than that,” Das said.
The government offer to pay the arrears with effect from April 1, 2007 was not acceptable to them, he said.
The government, on the other hand, claimed that functioning of the secretariat was normal as officials and other employees had reported for duty.
“There is no adverse impact of the strike and the secretariat’s functioning is nearly normal as necessary work is being done,” principal secretary, personnel, Amir Subhani said.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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