Andhra Pradesh government assures early resolution of long-pending employee issues
The Andhra Pradesh government has held discussions with employee unions to address long-pending service and financial demands, including pay revision and pension schemes. Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav emphasized the government's commitment to resolving these issues through dialogue.
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Resolving labor disputes with government employees is essential for administrative stability and the implementation of state policy.
The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday assured employee unions that it would make every effort to address their long-pending service and financial issues.
Addressing the media after nearly five hours of discussions between a ministerial panel and the representatives of 21 employee organisations at the State Secretariat, Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav said the government had received representations from all the participating organisations and would consolidate their demands before placing them before Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for consideration.
Mr. Keshav said key issues raised by the unions included constitution of the 12th Pay Revision Commission (PRC), announcement of Interim Relief (IR), release of pending Dearness Allowance (DA) instalments, and clearance of salary-related arrears.
He assured the unions that the government would sincerely examine each demand and work towards an early resolution.
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