7th Pay Commission: Government employees take this major step, after bringing services to a grinding halt

7th Pay Commission: Salary hike demands are being raised by government employees across the country, whether it is at central level or state level. However, very few are willing to take the extreme step of going on a strike to force authorities to give in to their demands. What central government employees want is a hike in salaries and retirement age as they are not being able to deal with rising inflation in towns and cities with their current salaries. 

However, Maharashtra state government employees took the bit between their teeth and started a strike to press for their demands. This included the implementation of the 7th pay commission report recommendations as well as raising retirement age from 58 to 60 years. Needless to say, from offices, schools, medical institutions, all services came to a grinding halt.

There are others who are asking for pay hikes too. At the central government employees level, the demand is for hike in fitment factor to 3.68 times from the current 2.57 times. However, that is not forthcoming and the staff has its fingers crossed about getting to hear the good news on the upcoming big national holiday. However, here, there is no talk of rising up in protest or going on strike by them.

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In Maharashtra, after almost 3 days, the Unions called off their strike. The public heaved a sigh of relief as the services came back to normal and everybody could get their needs fullfilled. This is on assurances that their demands will be met as per their requirements. According to Unions, the promises of implementation have been made by authorities. As many as 17 lakh state government employees had gone on strike.