Clerks protest for salary at par with Punjab counterparts

April 22, 2024 10:51 am

Published by: thefactnews

The Fact News Service

Karnal, May1

Clerks of various government departments under the banner of the Haryana Ministerial Staff Association on Sunday protested for salaries at par with their Punjab counterparts. They demanded that clerks should be included in pay-matrix level-6 in the Seventh Pay Commission and given Rs 35,400 salary instead of Rs 19,900. Protesters also announced that they would hold a state-level rally in Jind on May 28.

The employees assembled at the Sector 12 park and took out a protest march. Later, they were stopped by the police where they handed over a memorandum to officials for Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. They were assured a meeting with the CM on May 4.