Document writers call off strike in A.P. after clarification on registration service centres
Document writers in Andhra Pradesh ended their strike after receiving assurances from the Registration and Stamps department that new service centers would not threaten their livelihoods. The government clarified that the centers aim to improve service transparency and efficiency.
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Illustrates the resolution of labor disputes involving the modernization of government administrative services.
Document writers in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday called off their strike after the Commissioner and Inspector General of Registration and Stamps, B.R. Ambedkar, clarified that the proposed Registration Service Centres (RSKs) would not affect their profession or livelihood.
The document writers’ associations announced that document writers would resume their services across the State from Friday.
During a meeting with the representatives of the document writers’ association at the department’s office in Tadepalli, Mr. Ambedkar explained that the Registration Service Centres were being introduced to provide transparent, faster and more convenient registration services to the public.
He said that the government had no intention of undermining the profession of document writers or reducing their employment opportunities through the new system.
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