Andhra PRC row: Employees up in arms, CM YS Jagan calls emergency cabinet meet
India Today
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy called an emergency cabinet meeting on Friday to discuss the issue over the implementation of the 11th Pay Revision Commission (PRC) recommendation.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy called an emergency cabinet meeting on Friday after protests erupted over the implementation of the 11th Pay Revision Commission (PRC) recommendation.
The Andhra Pradesh cabinet meeting comes amid statewide protests by employees associations over the PRC issue.
Earlier this month, the Andhra Pradesh government announced a wage enhancement for its employees with fitment of 23.29 per cent while simultaneously increasing the retirement age from 60 to 62 years.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy had then announced the wage revision, overruling the recommendations made by a high-level official committee headed by the Chief Secretary.
Andhra Pradesh state employees and teachers unions opposed the decision of 23 percent fitment and launched a protest against the government.
Pensioners, employee unions and teachers unions staged a protest against the 11th Pay Revision Commission (PRC).
Following this, state employees decided to hold a strike notice on Friday (January 21), demanding a set of government orders on pay revision be withdrawn forthwith.
