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Telangana Employees, Teachers and Pensioners Protest Over Pending Demands
Government employees, teachers and retired workers in Telangana held protests on Thursday.
They gathered in Hyderabad and at district offices across the state.
They want new pay scales through the Second Pay Revision Commission.
They also want six delayed Dearness Allowance payments.
The groups are asking for the Old Pension Scheme to return.
They want the Contributory Pension Scheme to be ended.
Their leaders said they had already made many requests to the government.
They warned that more protests could happen if their demands remain unresolved.
The TGEJAC held protests at all 33 district headquarters, including a mahadharna at Hyderabad’s Indira Park.
Protesters demanded implementation of Second Pay Revision Commission pay scales and payment of six pending Dearness Allowance instalments.
They called for abolition of the Contributory Pension Scheme and restoration of the Old Pension Scheme.
Leaders also sought effective implementation of the new health insurance scheme and resolution of other pending issues.
TGEJAC leaders called the protests a warning and threatened to intensify the agitation if the government does not act.
- Who
- Government employees, teachers and pensioners represented by the TGEJAC, along with TNGO leaders.
- What
- They staged statewide protests demanding action on pay, allowance, pension and health-insurance issues.
- Where
- At collectorates in all 33 districts of the state and at Indira Park in Hyderabad.
- When
- Thursday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- They sought implementation of the Second Pay Revision Commission pay scales, payment of six pending DA instalments, restoration of the Old Pension Scheme and resolution of other demands.
Key facts
- Organiser
- Government employees, teachers and pensioners joint action committee (TGEJAC)
- Protest locations
- All 33 district headquarters, including Hyderabad’s Indira Park
- Main pay demand
- Implementation of Second Pay Revision Commission pay scales
- Allowance demand
- Payment of six pending Dearness Allowance instalments
- Pension demand
- Abolition of the Contributory Pension Scheme and restoration of the Old Pension Scheme
- Additional demand
- Effective implementation of the new health insurance scheme
- Next step threatened
- TGEJAC leaders said they would intensify the agitation if the demands were not conceded
Sources
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