Radio announcers go on lightning strike

PATIALA, Feb 7: As per the directives of Arun Sinha, All India general secretary of Akashwani Announcers Association, announcers of the local FM radio station have also joined in the lightning strike in protest against being ignored in the pay hike given to transmission executives and programme executives of All India Radio announced on February 5.

It is a matter of grave concern that the government had ignored announcers once again as they are drawing pay equal to transmission executives. 8220;We strongly condemn this discriminatory decision of Prasar Bharti Board,8221; they said. The main demand of includes pay parity with transmission executives and opening promotion channel for higher cadres as an announcer retires as announcer.