Diploma Engineers Demonstrating On Road For Their Pay Hike

The engineers are going to boycott their duties from 18th February to 24; if the government is deafen for our bonafide demand, then by 25th February will be on indefinite strike onwards: federation president

the agitated diploma engineers on road in Lucknow-- K KANT

Lucknow: The Federation of Diploma Engineers, Uttar Pradesh, in its 3rd phase programme in the wake of hunger strike marched with mass crowd on road at Sikandarbag  Lucknow on Wednesday.

The state president, Er SK Pandey and general secretary, Sudhir Pawar, told that these engineers are agitated because of evasive policy of government against the diploma holders. Many efforts by the office bearers have been tried through the talks, letters and memorandum, but no avail yet. The staging of hunger strike is the result of no affirmative response from government.

Mr Sudhir said, “The outstanding arrear dues of 6th pay commission should be paid earliest and the allowance of pay should be transacted to the account through treasury in future.”

SK Pandey, the federation president, told, “ The engineers are going to boycott their duties from 18th February to 24; if the government is deafen for our bonafide demand, then by 25th February will be on indefinite strike onwards.”

It is noticeable, The junior engineers have been demanding from government since long the pay-band of 9300-34800 with grade pay 4800 declaration of gazetted post under 6th pay commission; the benefits of the promotion grade in qualifying services of 7 years, 14 years and 20 years respectively, on the post of assistant engineer, executive engineer, superintending engineer; the promotion quota of junior engineer as on assistant engineer must be in provision like on other higher posts.