‘Set up VIIth Pay Commission’
VISAKHAPATNAM: The central government should set up the seventh pay
commission and pump in Rs 50,000 crore over the next five years to
revive the ailing railways. This was among the 38 demands put forth by
the All India Railwaymen’s Federation (AIRF). AIRF also demanded that
over 2.5 lakh posts under various categories in Indian Railways be
filled up.
Addressing a conference here on Tuesday, ahead of the 88th annual
general conference of AIRF, general secretary Shiva Gopal Mishra said
the basic pay should be increased by at least 50% in the next pay
commission. He slammed the Union finance ministry for delaying the funds
being granted to the railways and said several demands were accepted by
the railway board, but have been kept pending by the finance ministry.
Mishra warned that if the government fails to adhere to the demands of
the railway men, then they would resort to a strike.
East Coast Railway Shramik Union general secretary Ch Gandhi said AIRF
wanted sanction of additional posts commensurate with increase in number
of trains and workload, removal of anomalies of sixth central pay
commission, a stop to outsourcing of perennial nature jobs, limiting of
duty hours to a maximum of seven hours a day and increase in rate of
special duty allowance by 25 %.
Source : www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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