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Time of India
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Revenue officials protest for better pay, safety
Trichy: Federation of Revenue Associations, a body of various associations of officials in the revenue department, on Wednesday held a protest at the district collectorate, pressing for better pay and other demands. Protesters highlighted growing concerns over their safety during work and increasing workload. Their 7-point charter called for the enactment of a Special Job Security Act to deter attacks on revenue officials, immediate filling up of all vacancies, and a revision of unrealistic work targets that cause stress among field-level staff. They also sought better pay scales considering the workload, an increase in the compassionate appointment quota from 5% to 25% for the heirs of deceased govt employees, and permanent appointments instead of outsourcing or temporary staffing. One of the demands was the declaration of July 1 as "Revenue Day" with state-level celebrations to recognize the contributions of revenue officers. Protesters said the govt's failure to address these long-standing issues has severely impacted the morale of revenue staff.
The Hindu
25-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Revenue officials stage protest in Madurai urging government to fulfil their charter of demands
The members of Federation of Revenue Associations (FERA) on Wednesday took out a rally from World Tamil Sangam to Madurai Collectorate and staged a protest urging the State government to fulfil their charter of demands. The members said that they were overburdened with work and had to meet unrealistic deadlines. Already there was staff shortage and the government was implementing various special schemes. The officials had to implement the schemes and they were under pressure. Instead of burdening the officials with additional work, existing vacancies in various posts should be filled immediately, they said. They also demanded the enactment of a Special law to protect the Revenue officials. The members said that they were constantly facing threats particularly during the field visits. The Special law should be enacted for the protection of the Revenue officials and to take strict action against those who threaten the officials, they said. The members said that the appointments on compassionate grounds had reduced from 25% to 5%. When there were vacancies in various posts and there was already staff shortage, the government should restore the appointments on compassionate grounds to 25% keeping in mind the plight of the families of deceased employees, they said. The members demanded better salaries and special pay considering the workload and the efficiency. They urged the government to recruit the employees on a permanent basis instead of appointing employees on a temporary basis and through outsourcing method. The FERA members also urged the government to declare July 1 as 'Revenue Day' and organise State level programmes to acknowledge the contributions of the Revenue officials.
The Hindu
25-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Revenue officials stage protest urging government to fulfil charter of demands
Members of the Federation of Revenue Associations (FERA) on Wednesday took out a rally and staged a protest in Dindigul urging the State government to fulfil their charter of demands. The members said that they were overburdened with work and the unrealistic deadlines. Already there was a staff shortage and the government was implementing various special schemes. The officials had to implement the schemes and were under pressure. Instead of burdening the officials with additional work, the existing vacancies in various posts should be filled, they demanded. They demanded the enactment of a Special laws to protect the Revenue officials. The members said that they were facing threats particularly during the field visits. The Special laws should be enacted for the protection of the Revenue officials and to take strict action against those who threaten the officials, they said. The members said that the appointments on compassionate grounds had reduced from 25% to 5%. When there were vacancies in several posts and staff shortage, the government should restore the appointments on compassionate grounds to 25% keeping in mind the plight of the families of deceased employees, they said. The members also demanded better salaries and special pay considering the workload and efficiency. They urged the government to recruit employees on a permanent basis instead of appointing the employees on a temporary basis and through outsourcing. The FERA members urged the government to declare July 1 as 'Revenue Day' and organise State level programmes to acknowledge the contributions of the Revenue officials.
