Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Karnataka 108 Ambulance Staff Threaten Mass Exit Over Pay
Workers who operate Karnataka’s 108 ambulance service are unhappy with their pay and working conditions.
They have asked the government to address several demands.
These include increasing salaries and giving all staff equal pay.
They also want pay levels to reflect how long someone has worked.
Another demand is that salaries arrive by the seventh day of every month.
The workers’ association warned that employees could resign together.
It also said the protest would become stronger if the government does not decide clearly on the demands.
R Sridhar, the association’s president, announced the warning.
Karnataka’s 108 ambulance employees have threatened to resign collectively.
R Sridhar, president of the 108 Ambulance Employees’ Association, issued the warning.
The staff are seeking a salary revision and uniform pay for all employees.
They also want salaries fixed according to seniority and paid by the seventh of each month.
The association said it would intensify its protest unless the government makes a clear decision on its demands.
- Who
- Karnataka’s 108 ambulance employees, represented by R Sridhar of the 108 Ambulance Employees’ Association.
- What
- The employees have threatened collective resignation and intensified protests over salary and payment-related demands.
- Where
- Karnataka.
- Why
- They are seeking salary revision, uniform pay, seniority-based salary fixation, and payment by the seventh of each month, among other demands.
- Service
- 108 ambulance service
- State
- Karnataka
- Association president
- R Sridhar
- Main warning
- Employees may resign collectively
- Salary demand
- Salary revision and uniform pay for all staff
- Payment deadline sought
- Salaries paid by the seventh of every month