Raikot, July 7

Members of the BDPOs Association have announced to go on indefinite strike from Thursday to protest the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission. The decision was taken in a meeting of the general body of the association unanimously which was attended by Dhanwant Randhawa, senior vice president, BDPOs Association, and vice president Praneet Kaur besides eighty other members.

Navdeep Kaur, state president of the BDPO Association, said an anomaly was created by the 4th Pay Commission recommendations which was rectified in 2011 though pay parity prior to 1.1.1996 was not restored. The Department of Rural Development and Panchayats had also recommended restoration of pay parity of the BDPOs prior to 1.1.96 to the pay commission. “Despite all efforts and assurances the government as per the latest recommendations of the pay panel, the salary of the BDPOs has been reduced,” said Navdeep Kaur maintaining that it was unanimously decided that work would be suspended for indefinite period till their demand of restoration of pay parity prior to 1.1.96 gets accepted. — OC