Bhopal: Forest employees association protests in support of 21 demands

Bhopal: Forest employees association protests in support of 21 demands

Wants salary at par with revenue, police personnel

Staff ReporterUpdated: Saturday, April 15, 2023, 10:12 PM IST
article-image

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Scores of forest employees under the aegis of Madhya Pradesh Forest Employees Association staged a sit-in Bhopal on Saturday. The association said that if the demands were not fulfilled by government, then forest employees would go on an indefinite strike from May 6. From May 1 to May 5, forest employees will return the remaining fire arms to government.

Congress MLA PC Sharma reached the protest and supported their demand. The forest employees association said that salary of forest employees was poor. They demanded salary at par with revenue and police personnel.

Earlier, they had received assurance from government that their demand would be considered but nothing moved. After the protest, association members submitted 21-point demand letter to government.

Their other demands include declaring employees as armed force, give Rs 5,000 as dress allowance, naxalite allowance to forest employees working in naxal hit areas, old pension benefit to employees appointed after 2005, according martyr’s status to forest employee who die while discharging duty.

(To receive our E-paper on WhatsApp daily, please click here.  To receive it on Telegram, please click here. We permit sharing of the paper's PDF on WhatsApp and other social media platforms.)

RECENT STORIES

Madhya Pradesh: CM Chouhan Throws Light On Sense, Perspective Of History For New Generation

Madhya Pradesh: CM Chouhan Throws Light On Sense, Perspective Of History For New Generation

Russia-Ukraine Conflict Has Not Affected Us Very Badly: Air Marshal Vibhas Pande

Russia-Ukraine Conflict Has Not Affected Us Very Badly: Air Marshal Vibhas Pande

MP: 'Show Sensitivity,' Urges NCPCR To Leaders Not To Crowd Hospital Where Ujjain Minor Rape...

MP: 'Show Sensitivity,' Urges NCPCR To Leaders Not To Crowd Hospital Where Ujjain Minor Rape...

Madhya Pradesh: Four Persons Arrested In Seoni With Tiger Canines, Bones

Madhya Pradesh: Four Persons Arrested In Seoni With Tiger Canines, Bones

Madhya Pradesh: Congress Corporator Booked For 'Rape', 'Abduction' Of Minor Girl In Shivpuri...

Madhya Pradesh: Congress Corporator Booked For 'Rape', 'Abduction' Of Minor Girl In Shivpuri...