Govt employees threaten strike from March 1

The central government employees pressed for constitution of the Sixth Pay Commission for wage hike.

The central government employees on Sunday threatened to go on an indefinite strike from March 1 to press for implementation of the order of arbitration panel and constitution of the Sixth Pay Commission for wage hike.

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"Since there has been no response from the Government for a negotiated settlement in spite of repeated requests, the strike should commence from March 1," a statement by National Council for Central Government Employees said.

The Government has appointed an arbitration panel to settle disputes with employees but is not implementing its awards, the Council said.

The body also demanded that another arbitration panel be constituted to correct the anomalies arisen in implementation of the Fifth Pay Commission's report.

The strike will cover Railways, Defence and other civil establishments, the Council said.

"The Council is conscious that the strike in these establishments will cause great hardship to the travelling public and the people of the country, but the responsibility for forcing the central government employees to go on strike rests with the Government," the statement said.

The employees are also demanding filling the vacancies in the government jobs. There are 34 lakh central government employees.