Now Reading: Suvendu to meet employee groups over Bengal DA on May 30
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Suvendu to meet employee groups over Bengal DA on May 30
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is expected to meet representatives of four state government employees’ organisations at Nabanna on May 30 to discuss the long-pending dearness allowance issue, Millennium Post reports.…
The Story in Brief
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is expected to meet representatives of four state government employees’ organisations at Nabanna on May 30 to discuss the long-pending dearness allowance issue, Millennium Post reports. Invitations have gone to Sangrami Joutha Mancha, the Confederation of Government Employees, Unity Forum and Paschim Banga Sarkari Karmachari Parishad.
Other employee groups have questioned their exclusion. The meeting may seek a settlement that limits further litigation. Employees want clarity on dues from 2008 to 2019, which the Supreme Court directed the state to clear, and DA pending since 2020. The new government has announced a seventh pay commission but has not yet stated its position on these arrears.
The Indian Opinion
The claim that one meeting will settle Bengal’s DA dispute is premature. So is the opposing narrative that inviting four organisations makes the process automatically illegitimate. The real test is whether the government publishes a clear calculation of the 2008 to 2019 dues, explains the post-2020 position and includes affected employees and pensioners in the process. Will the May 30 meeting produce a payment timetable, or just another round of talks?
Source: millenniumpost.in
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