Rural development department staff demand PF benefits
Trichy:
Tamil Nadu Rural Development Labours Union
affiliated to
AITUC
undertook a protest near
Trichy district collector office
on Monday demanding insurance and
provident fund benefits
for workers attached to the
rural development department
across the state. The protesters urged the state govt to pay Rs 20,000 as minimum monthly salary for computer operators in the department, as per the outcome of talks conducted in Chennai on Jan 6. "While merging village panchayats with municipalities and municipal corporations, job security of rural development staff must be ensured," said K Suresh, district secretary, AITUC. They also sought wage increase for sanitary workers engaged in cleaning schools, and temporary overhead tank (OHT) operators.
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