No Fund Allocation to 7th Pay Commission – Central Government Employees Protest
Employees of the Income Tax Department,
located in Nungambakkam, launched a protest yesterday condemning the
fact that the Central Budget had not allocated sufficient funds to the
7th Pay Commission.
A meeting was held at the Income Tax
office premises yesterday by the Central Government Employees Sammelan,
during which the recently announced budget was analyzed and criticized.
The protests were led by the Sammelan’s general secretary, Duraipandi.
While addressing the gathering, he said,
“The economic report submitted by the
Government is not in favour of the masses. During the election
campaigns, BJP promised to reduce inflation, bring back black money, and
to eradicate unemployment.
“But the fact remains that even when the
prices of petroleum and crude oil fell by nearly 50% around, the world,
the Central Government had actually increased the excise tax and made
sure that the benefits of falling global prices don’t reach the general
public. The increase in service taxes led to an all-round increase in
prices.
“While the Government reduces corporate
taxes on cash-rich companies from 30% to 25, it provided no relief to
the salaried classes. Allocations to social welfare, medicines, and
education remain extremely insufficient. Moreover, sufficient funds were
not allocated to the 7th Pay Commission. We are going to hold protests
outside the Parliament on April 28 to protest this callous attitude of
the Government, to object to its decision to not merge the dearness
allowance and basic pay, and to demand immediate announcement of interim
relief.”
Source: cgemployeesnews.in
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