The government employees demanded a 20% immediate interim relief before the implementation of pay commission recommendations. Chennai: Government teachers and employees on Saturday staged a massive demonstration in Chennai, pressing for several of their demands, including implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations. Heeding the “march to the secretariat” call of the joint action committee of Tamil Nadu teachers organizations and government employees organizations (JACTTO-GEO), thousands of employees turned up at Chepauk. In a statement, the employees body also demanded implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations on par with central government employees and setting right pay anamolies. It demanded 20% immediate interim relief before the implementation of pay commission recommendations.

Source: Mint August 05, 2017 14:48 UTC