Punjab CM Capt Amarinder urges govt staff to end stir
Punjab news: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday appealed to the protesting state government employees to call off their stir to prevent further inconvenience to the public.
He assured them of addressing their grievances in consultation with the departments concerned.
Chairing a high-level meeting to review the demands of the employees, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh expressed concern over their prolonged agitation, which has adversely affected the functioning of Punjab Government departments.
Also Read | Monsoon Session: 7 Oppn parties want Prez intervention in Pegasus, farm laws
A spokesperson for the Punjab Government said a committee had been formed to look into the demands of the employees, which had submitted its report to the government.
It was found that certain demands being raised by the employees pertained to the decisions taken before 2006 and were not linked to the report of the Sixth Punjab Pay Commission recommendations. As such, these demands should be considered separately, based on the recommendations of the departments concerned.
Also Read | AAP to contest Punjab Assembly elections 2022 on its won: Raghav Chadha
The meeting further decided that certain demands related to inta/inter departmental issues should be addressed in consultation with the Departments of Personnel and Finance.
Notably, the Punjab Government had recently decided to implement the recommendations of the Sixth Punjab Pay Commission report within a month of the receipt of the panel's report.
The implementation of the pay panel recommendations, with effect from July 1, 2021, has resulted in a financial outflow of Rs 4,692 crore to approximately 2.85 lakh employees and 3.07 lakh pensioners every year.
Among others present at the meeting were Local Government Minister Brahm Mohindra, Finance Minister Manpreet Badal, PWD Minister Vijay Inder Singla, Chief Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Suresh Kumar, Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan and Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Tejveer Singh.
-PTC News
