Thousands of Gujarat govt staff be part of ‘mass informal go away’ stir over previous pension scheme

By PTI

AHMEDABAD: Thousands of staff of the Gujarat authorities, together with college academics, joined the ‘mass informal go away’ protest throughout the state on Saturday demanding implementation of the previous pension scheme (OPS).

The umbrella union our bodies had on Friday known as off the stir, stating that the state authorities has accepted most of their calls for, however the district-level unions claimed that the federal government has not thought-about their principal demand for OPS.

“Our main demand was OPS and this issue was not resolved by the state government on Friday. This issue affects each and every employee of the state and hence, they have decided to join the mass CL stir today,” mentioned Mahesh Mori, convenor of Rashtriya Samyukt Morcha, Saurashtra area.

Nearly 7,000 authorities academics have been on go away on Saturday in Bhavnagar district alone, he mentioned.

Unions representing academics, panchayat well being employees and income staff have been protesting since a while for the reintroduction of the OPS within the state.

In Gandhinagar, numerous disgruntled staff had taken out a rally in Old Sachivalaya campus and stayed away from work.

“Our union leaders had called off the stir saying all our demands were met. But, our main demand for OPS is still standing. The government has agreed to give OPS only to employees who have joined service before 2005, while most of us have joined after 2005,” a protesting worker mentioned.

In Kutch, almost 8,000 authorities staff, principally college academics, didn’t go to work to register their protest.

“Since our main demand for OPS has not been accepted, we have decided to continue with the mass CL stir today. In Kutch district, nearly 8,000 employees, including teachers, are on leave today,” mentioned Jakhrabhai Kerashiya of Kutch Prathmik Shaikshik Mahasangh.

After a gathering with 5 ministers of the BJP authorities on Friday, Samyukt Karmachari Morcha president Digvijaysinh Jadeja and Rashtriya Samyukt Morcha president Bhikhabhai Patel had mentioned the mass go away stir had been known as off as the federal government had accepted majority of their calls for, besides reintroduction of OPS.

The state authorities on Friday introduced that staff who had joined service earlier than April 2005 will get advantages of the General Provident Fund and previous pension scheme.

AHMEDABAD: Thousands of staff of the Gujarat authorities, together with college academics, joined the ‘mass informal go away’ protest throughout the state on Saturday demanding implementation of the previous pension scheme (OPS).

The umbrella union our bodies had on Friday known as off the stir, stating that the state authorities has accepted most of their calls for, however the district-level unions claimed that the federal government has not thought-about their principal demand for OPS.

“Our main demand was OPS and this issue was not resolved by the state government on Friday. This issue affects each and every employee of the state and hence, they have decided to join the mass CL stir today,” mentioned Mahesh Mori, convenor of Rashtriya Samyukt Morcha, Saurashtra area.

Nearly 7,000 authorities academics have been on go away on Saturday in Bhavnagar district alone, he mentioned.

Unions representing academics, panchayat well being employees and income staff have been protesting since a while for the reintroduction of the OPS within the state.

In Gandhinagar, numerous disgruntled staff had taken out a rally in Old Sachivalaya campus and stayed away from work.

“Our union leaders had called off the stir saying all our demands were met. But, our main demand for OPS is still standing. The government has agreed to give OPS only to employees who have joined service before 2005, while most of us have joined after 2005,” a protesting worker mentioned.

In Kutch, almost 8,000 authorities staff, principally college academics, didn’t go to work to register their protest.

“Since our main demand for OPS has not been accepted, we have decided to continue with the mass CL stir today. In Kutch district, nearly 8,000 employees, including teachers, are on leave today,” mentioned Jakhrabhai Kerashiya of Kutch Prathmik Shaikshik Mahasangh.

After a gathering with 5 ministers of the BJP authorities on Friday, Samyukt Karmachari Morcha president Digvijaysinh Jadeja and Rashtriya Samyukt Morcha president Bhikhabhai Patel had mentioned the mass go away stir had been known as off as the federal government had accepted majority of their calls for, besides reintroduction of OPS.

The state authorities on Friday introduced that staff who had joined service earlier than April 2005 will get advantages of the General Provident Fund and previous pension scheme.