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Ministerial Employees Stage Sit-In in Ramnagar Over 12-Point Charter of Demands

Ministerial employees under the Uttarakhand Federation of Ministerial Services Associations held a one-day sit-in at Ramnagar tehsil demanding pay upgrades and other service reforms.

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According to a September 25 Pioneer Edge report, ministerial employees under the banner of the Uttarakhand Federation of Ministerial Services Associations staged a one-day sit-in at the Ramnagar tehsil premises on Friday, pressing a 12-point charter of demands. Employees of the Ramnagar coordinating body participated, and a memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister was submitted through the Sub-Divisional Magistrate. Key demands include upgrading junior assistants' pay scale to Level-5, merging the posts of senior assistant and administrative officer under the single designation of administrative officer, merging senior administrative officer and chief administrative officer posts, creating additional deputy director (Administration) posts at Pay Level-11, resolving issues with the Golden Card scheme, clearly defining the chief administrative officer's duties, framing common service rules for ministerial employees, and ending outsourced appointments against ministerial posts. Chief convenor Anand Singh Rawat and Mohit Singh Rathore led the demonstration and called for full participation in the next phase of the agitation.

What We Know

  • A one-day sit-in was held at Ramnagar tehsil on Friday by ministerial employees under the Uttarakhand Federation of Ministerial Services Associations.
  • A 12-point charter of demands includes pay scale upgrades, post mergers, new posts, and an end to outsourcing against ministerial posts.
  • A memorandum was submitted to the Chief Minister via the Sub-Divisional Magistrate.
  • Federation leaders have called for a further phase of agitation.

What Is Still Unclear

  • Whether the state government has responded to the memorandum.
  • Dates or scale of the next phase of agitation.

What Changed

  • 25 Sept, 06:41 pm
    Signal detected: Ministerial Employees Stage Sit-In in Ramnagar Over 12-Point Charter of Demands
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