17 percent salary hike announced in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Government employees in Karnataka have received great news before Holi. On Wednesday, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that we have announced a 17% pay hike for government employees as an interim relief. Along with this, the government has also constituted a committee for the pension scheme. The government employees were demanding a 40 per cent hike in basic pay and salary as per the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission. On the demand of the employees to restore the old pension scheme by abolishing the new pension scheme, the government said that a committee headed by an Additional Chief Secretary level officer would study its feasibility.
employees called off the strike
At the same time, let us tell you that after the government’s announcement of increasing the basic salary by 17 percent as an interim relief, the government employees called off their indefinite strike on Wednesday. CS Shadakshari, president of the Karnataka State Government Employees Union, announced the call off of the strike.
Read this also-
These 3 demands were placed before the state government-
The employees have put forth three major demands before the state government, including implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission report, restoration of the old pension scheme and setting up of at least 40 per cent ‘fitment’ facilities. CM bommai had told the employees on Tuesday that the administration was ready to seek and implement the interim report of the Seventh Pay Commission. On the other hand, CS Shadakshari, president of the Karnataka State Government Employees Association, had said on Tuesday that there was no question of withdrawing the strike call at this juncture.