AGVKS threatens to go on strike if Pay Panel recommendations not implemented

AGVKS general secretary Girish Joshi said: “The government had last month assured the hike in salaries from June onwards based on the new MoU. The government also promised to provide them with 30 per cent of the arrears in June. But till now,the salary being paid to the Class IV,V and VI employees continue to be the old one.”

He added: “Despite repeated assurances and promises by the top brass of the government,nothing has materialised,” even though the chairman of the association is state BJP president Purshottam Rupala.

According to the association,the file is lying with the Finance Department.

AGVKS was the first association to sign the MoU with the state government over the recommendations of the Pay Panel. Other associations followed suit and signed the MoUs with the state government on June 4.

GUVNL has already sent the MoU to the state government’s Finance Department for approval.

Joshi said: “Every one has signed the MoU and we expect some decision from the government soon. The GUVNL management has signed the MoU and has sent it,and now AGVKS has appealed to the government to issue the final order as soon as possible.”

Earlier,the entire process was put on hold following rivalry between the unions.

Some of the associations were unhappy with the hike in their salaries and they had suggested some changes. But now,the process,which had got stagnated,has again started. After the government approves it,the draft will come to the GUVNL board. It will be implemented only after the GUVNL board approves it.

As per the new MoU,the allowance of employees has been hiked by one per cent. The net pay,which was reduced in the revised MoU,has also been restored up to 75 per cent,and the incentive scheme in which the employee contribution was four per cent against the company contribution of two per cent earlier,has been leveled (four per cent each from both). The corpus will be of eight per cent now.