Pensioners launch sit-in protest
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 21 2014 :
Demanding adoption of the 'accepted recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission along with its benefits in toto' to the State Government employees, workers, pensioners and family pensioners and payment of arrears of pay and allowances and pension for 51 months starting from January 1, 2006 to March 31, 2015 as well as merger of 50% DA/DR with basic pay/pension, Manipur State Pensioners' Union has started staging sit-in-protest stir from today at Pishum Bridge.
Informing this in a press release, the union said the State Government has not implemented 6th Pay Commission properly for employees and pensioners of the State even as 7th Pay Commission is all set to be implemented.
It noted that employees and pensioners will face untold hardship if the due DA/DR and arrears amount is not cleared by the State Government before the implementation of 7th Pay Commission.