Telangana pay revision panel report triggers protests by employees

Hyderabad, Jan 27 : Government employees in Telangana took to streets on Wednesday to lodge their protest against the Pay Revision Commission (PRC) report, which recommended 7.5 per cent salary hike over basic pay.
Furious over the meagre hike recommended by the panel, the employees and pensioners made it clear that nothing less than 43 per cent fitment (salary hike) will be acceptable to them.
Raising slogans against the government, the employees came out on streets in Hyderabad and other parts of the state and set afire the copies of PRC report.
Leaders of the employees’ unions termed PRC “Pay Reduction Commission”, saying it came as a huge disappointment to them.
Expressing their unhappiness over PRC report, a delegation of employees’ leaders met the committee headed by Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar.
They warned that if their demands were not met they will have no option but to go on strike. The leaders said they had huge expectations and were hoping that the first PRC in Telangana state will enhance their self-respect.