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Centre mulling over hike in minimum pay
But the employees associations are adamant that the minimum pay should be increased to Rs 26,000.\"Increasing the minimum pay upto Rs 26,000 as demanded by the employees union is not feasible in the present situation but the government is trying to find a way out,\" a top government official told IANS on the condition of anonymity.
New Delhi : With various associations of central government employees announcing an indefinite strike from July 11 against the meagre" pay hike announced in the 7th Pay Commission, the government is considering increasing the minimum pay up to Rs 20,000, informed sources said.
But the employees associations are adamant that the minimum pay should be increased to Rs 26,000."Increasing the minimum pay upto Rs 26,000 as demanded by the employees union is not feasible in the present situation but the government is trying to find a way out," a top government official told IANS on the condition of anonymity.
While the fate of the strike is still unknown, a central government junior staffer on condition of anonymity told IANS: "I don't think much will come out of the strike. The only thing the government might do is increase the allowances slightly, that's it."
Shivgopal Mishra, General Secretary, All India Railway Men Federation and Convenor of the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) also indicated that the government is mulling to increase the minimum pay, but said that until the government comes out with a formal proposal the strike won't be called off.
"We met the representatives of the government on June 30. They had proposed to refer our demands of minimum wage to some committee. However, we haven’t heard officially from them so far," Mishra told IANS.
NJCA is a front formed by six government staff unions, including Confederation of Central Government Employees (CCGE), All India Defence Employee Federation and National Coordination Committee of Pensioners Association, to oppose the hikes given by the 7th Pay Commission.
Source:IANS
