Roadways is preparing for a major agitation on November 24 in the coming month for 21 point demands including retirement benefits including old pension, seventh pay scale, pay-perks and pension by the united front of labor unions of employees. Let us know the complete details about it.
The agitation of Rajasthan Roadways employees is increasing day by day. Roadways is preparing for a major agitation on November 24 in the coming month by the United Front of the workers’ unions for 21-point demands including retirement benefits including old pension, seventh pay scale, pay-perks and pension, but before that on October 18, a Hours will be boycotted. During this time there will be no work in the offices of roadways in the state. The employees working in the depot will also protest by stopping the work.
The employees say that if action is not taken on the demands, they will boycott the work for one hour on October 18. Even after this, if action is not taken, the employees will go on strike on November 24. Organizations of employees and officers have announced an agitation from November to demand that roadways be made a department of the state government.
He has demanded the merger of Rajasthan Roadways on the lines of Haryana Roadways. The United Front has decided to organize a united agitation in 9 phases till November 24. On this day, the operation of roadways buses will be stopped in the entire state.
Nagaur Rajasthan State Roadways Employees Union says that Diwali is near, yet its employees have not received salary and Diwali bonus from August 2022 to September 2022. In the last election, the Congress had included in its manifesto to strengthen the condition of roadways, give new vehicles, new recruitments etc. A call for state-wide strike has also been given by the employees’ organizations on November 24 for the 21-point demands.
These are the main demands
Payment of Diwali bonus and exgracia, payment of salary and pension every month, ban on making bus stands under Rajasthan State Bus Stand Development Authority, nationalization of international routes, 2000 new buses, 10000 vacancies, roadways The roadways workers were involved in various demands including stopping the operation of private buses from outside the bus stands, implementation of 7th pay scale from January 2016 and implementation of old pension scheme, payment of arrears to the retirement employees. Timely salary payment and after retirement benefits are also included.
Former ministers have also written letters
In the past months, Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas has also written a letter to CM Ashok Gehlot to convert Roadways from Corporation to Government Department. In this, he talked about getting relief to the employees by making roadways a department.
The same suggested that if even 50 percent of the Rajasthan Transport Infrastructure Development Fund (RTIDF) is made a department by giving it to the roadways, then there will be no burden on the government. Since every year more than Rs 800 crore is deposited in RTIDF.
Preparing to move in 9 steps
- The movement will be carried out in nine phases till November 24 by the Roadways Employees United Front.
- Countrywide protests in the first phase from October 12 to 13.
- Work boycott for one hour on 18 October.
- Joint tour of units from November 1 to 15.
- State level rally in Jaipur on 17th November.
- Play the drum on 19th November – wake up the government.
- The protest will be held till 22nd and 23rd November.
