Dibrugarh: Employees of the deputy commissioner’s workplace in Dibrugarh launched a strike on Friday demanding re-introduction of the previous pension scheme.
The daylong ceasework by the workers introduced work to a grinding halt within the deputy commissioner’s workplace.
Earlier on February 1, the workers of the workplace had noticed a black day searching for restoration of the previous pension scheme and withdrawal of the brand new pension system.
Justifying the strike, the agitating workers mentioned the retired workers underneath the brand new pension scheme have been paid a really nominal quantity each month. “The NPS was implemented in Assam in February 2005. So far, around 7,500 employees have retired under the NPS and they are struggling to make their ends meet,” an worker mentioned.
“Some of the retired employees are being paid a meagre sum of Rs 500 as pension under the new pension scheme which is not even sufficient for a doctor’s fees. We want restoration of the old pension scheme so that we can live a secure and dignified life after retirement. The governments of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jharkhand have already restored the old pension scheme. The Assam government should also take steps to restore it to give justice to the employees,” one other worker of the Dibrugarh deputy commissioner’s workplace mentioned, collaborating within the strike, mentioned.
Assam has round 5 lakh authorities workers, out of whom round 2.4 lakh workers are underneath the brand new pension scheme.
The daylong ceasework by the workers introduced work to a grinding halt within the deputy commissioner’s workplace.
Earlier on February 1, the workers of the workplace had noticed a black day searching for restoration of the previous pension scheme and withdrawal of the brand new pension system.
Justifying the strike, the agitating workers mentioned the retired workers underneath the brand new pension scheme have been paid a really nominal quantity each month. “The NPS was implemented in Assam in February 2005. So far, around 7,500 employees have retired under the NPS and they are struggling to make their ends meet,” an worker mentioned.
“Some of the retired employees are being paid a meagre sum of Rs 500 as pension under the new pension scheme which is not even sufficient for a doctor’s fees. We want restoration of the old pension scheme so that we can live a secure and dignified life after retirement. The governments of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jharkhand have already restored the old pension scheme. The Assam government should also take steps to restore it to give justice to the employees,” one other worker of the Dibrugarh deputy commissioner’s workplace mentioned, collaborating within the strike, mentioned.
Assam has round 5 lakh authorities workers, out of whom round 2.4 lakh workers are underneath the brand new pension scheme.
