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The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Andhra Pradesh government urged to resolve pending issues of faculty in institutions of higher education
Members of Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh (ABRSM) Andhra Pradesh unit have urged the Department of Higher Education authorities to resolve the long-pending issues of the faculty working in public universities and other institutions of higher education. In a letter addressed to the Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Kona Sasidhar, on Sunday (June 1), the Mahasangh's State president Y.V. Rami Reddy and State general secretary D.S.V.S. Balasubramanyam urged Mr. Sasidhar to fill the 5,000 vacant posts in the universities, degree colleges and other institutions of higher education across the State, to abolish the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and restore the Old Pension Scheme, to release the four pending DA arrears to the employees and to release the retirement benefits and other arrears to the retired employees. They also insisted for immediate appointment of the State Pay Revision Commission (PRC) and fixing of the Interim Relief, to restore the earlier timings of junior colleges from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., implementation of GO No. 110 in all State universities and higher educational institutions and implementation of transfers in the government degree colleges. Pointing out that though the government employees made monthly payments towards health insurance, they were denied the cashless claims facility by the hospitals, the Mahasangh leaders said the department should look into it and do the needful. They said the government had paid only 10% of the employees' dues and urged the authorities to push the redesignation file of the degree college faculty pending at the Secretariat. They also urged the government to appoint full-time Vice-Chancellors to the universities which did not have a regular V-C.
The Hindu
13-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Plea for inclusion of substitute health workers in contributory pension scheme
Substitute health workers who were recruited to the government medical college hospitals through employment exchange starting from 1991, citing Government Orders and court orders, demand their inclusion in the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Regarding their demands and the development that unfolded over the years for including them in the CPS, the Tamil Nadu Government Medical Department All Workers Sanitation Workers and Nursing Assistant Union have submitted a report with the State committee head Gagandeep Singh Bedi. M. Venkatachalam, founder president of the union, narrating the events, said that starting from 1991, 384 'substitute health workers' were recruited for assisting the Group-D workers employed in the medical college hospitals in Chennai, Thanjavur, Tiruchi, Salem, Chengalpattu and Coimbatore. Their recruitment was to discharge the work of the Group D workers when they were absent for e duty. As their positions were deemed temporary, several associations and unions demanded service regularisation, pension and leave benefits for them. Heeding to their demands, the State government, in 2007, through Government Order 149 made the 384 workers permanent with a condition that they must have completed 10 years of service by January 1, 2006. As the workers' services were regularised only after 2003, the year notification for new pension scheme was given, the government said they would be included under CPS. After that, G.O. 408 was issued by the State Finance Department in 2009 to include five years of service before 2007, the year when they were made permanent, to consider them as eligible for pension. Following this the association moved the Madras High Court for including them in the old pension scheme as it was the government which failed to make them permanent for those who had joined the service even back in 1991, Mr. Venkatachalam said. As the government went against the order, a two-judge bench of Madras HC ordered the substitute workers to be included in CPS itself, he pointed out. But, in the aftermath of the court orders, the government again denied pension citing the CPS condition that the substitute workers have not completed 30 years of service, he said. It was true that the workers have not fulfilled the 30 years service condition and that could not be their fault as it was the State which recruited them as temporary workers. 'If the same government has made them permanent seven to eight years ago, then they will be declared eligible,' he added. How could they bear the burden of the government's mistake. Even after several developments which assured the 384 workers their employment rights, the State government was yet to provide them their pension, he said. By recording the pleas of the workers and their grievances, a report had been submitted to the CPS committee with the belief that their demands would be considered for their inclusion, he said.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Govt sets up panel to talk to govt employees on resolving demands, avoid agitation
Hyderabad: The state govt on Tuesday constituted a committee of three senior IAS officers to hold talks with Telangana Govt Employees Joint Action Committee (TGEJAC) and submit a report within seven department principal secretary Navin Mittal will head the committee which also includes panchayat raj department secretary Lokesh Kumar and Transco chairman and MD Krishna JAC has threatened to launch agitations from May 15 to press for their demands. JAC chairman Maram Jagadeeshwar and secretary general Eluri Sreenivasa Rao thanked the CM for constituting the committee. The meeting will be held on Wednesday from 4 committee will hold consultations with recognised employee associations and other stakeholders, and identify and categorise pending TGEJAC, comprising 206 unions, had issued an ultimatum to the govt on Sunday to fulfil at least their main and long-pending demands from a charter of 57 demands. Failing this, they would start their agitation from May 15, including a pen-down strike, going on mass casual leaves, rallies and a huge meeting of employees, and direct action after June to JAC's agitation call, CM A Revanth Reddy had on Monday said the govt did not have money to fulfil their demands and appealed to them to cooperate. As a result, the JAC leaders said they were willing to wait for financially intensive demands but wanted immediate implementation of demands that do not cause a financial burden. Consequently, the govt constituted a committee on Tuesday to hold talks with the of the demands of the JAC include clearance of pending bills of Rs 10,000 crore, release of five dearness allowances, implementation of Employees' Health Protection Scheme (EHS), Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) be abolished, Pay Revision Committee report be obtained immediately and implemented with 51% fitment, GO 317 be implemented by creating additional posts based on local status, promotion committees be constituted in all departments in a timely manner; employees transferred during elections be reinstated and general transfers for 2025 be conducted in May/June.
The Hindu
28-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Stalin's announcements for government employees welcomed
Tamil Nadu Revenue Officials Association, welcoming the Tamil Nadu government's nine announcements for government employees, said that it had restored the faith on the DMK government. As it was said that the Earned Leave surrender system would be restored as early as October 1 this year, the decision would benefit about eight lakh government employees and teachers, said TNROA's statement. Other announcements such as increase in festival advance from ₹10,000 to ₹20,000, increase in education advance to ₹1 lakh for professional programmes and ₹50,000 for arts and science and polytechnic programmes, would also be beneficial to government employees, it added. The statement welcomed the announcement that a committee to look into the Old Pension Scheme, Contributory Pension Scheme and Unified Pension Scheme would be constituted. The association has urged the State government to revoke the G.O. which dilutes the procedure of providing jobs on compassionate grounds to heirs of staff who died in harness.
The Hindu
28-04-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
T.N. government to restore EL surrender system from October 1, announces 2% hike in DA for employees
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday (April 28, 2025) made nine announcements in the Assembly for the welfare of government employees. These included the restoration of the earned leave (EL) surrender system from October 1 this year and a 2% hike in the dearness allowance (DA) from January 1, 2025. Though Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu had, in his Budget speech, announced that the EL surrender system (suspended due to severe financial strain in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic) would be restored from April 1, 2026, the CM said it would be restored as early as October 1 this year. The decision would benefit eight lakh government employees and teachers, and the State exchequer would incur an additional annual expenditure of ₹3,561 crore, Mr. Stalin said. With the Union government approving a 2% increase in the dearness allowance for its employees, the Tamil Nadu government has also decided to hike its employees' DA by 2%, with effect from January 1 this year, Mr. Stalin said. Over 16 lakh government employees, teachers, and pensioners would benefit from this, and the State exchequer would incur an annual expenditure of ₹1,252 crore, he added. The CM announced that the 'festival advance' to government employees and teachers would be enhanced from ₹10,000 to ₹20,000. About eight lakh government employees would benefit from this. Mr. Stalin also announced that the 'education advance' to aid the children of government employees would be increased to ₹1 lakh for professional programmes and ₹50,000 for arts and science and polytechnic programmes. Mr. Stalin announced that the 'marriage advance' of ₹6,000 for men and ₹10,000 for women would be increased substantially to ₹5 lakh. The lumpsum Pongal gift of ₹500 to all pensioners, who retired from C and D Groups, and family pensioners would be increased to ₹1,000. About 4.70 lakh pensioners and family pensioners would benefit from the announcement, and it would cost the State exchequer an additional expenditure of ₹24 crore. He announced that the 'festival advance' granted to pensioners would be increased from ₹4,000 to ₹6,000; the State exchquer would incur an additional expenditure of ₹10 crore. Mr. Stalin said that the committee constituted to look into the Old Pension Scheme, Contributory Pension Scheme, and Unified Pension Scheme, to recommend the one best suited for the State, would be advised to submit its report by September 30 this year. Pointing out that women government employees availing maternity leave during their probation period were losing their seniority in service with their promotions being affected, Mr. Stalin said his government has decided to resolve the issue.
