Authorities workers in Karnataka on Wednesday withdrew their indefinite strike after the state authorities introduced a 17% hike in primary wage as interim reduction and constituted a committee on the pension scheme.

The workers had demanded interim reduction of 40% enhance in primary wage and revision of salaries as per the Seventh Pay Fee.

The order will probably be relevant to the workers of the native our bodies underneath the state authorities and the government-aided academic establishments.

The native our bodies will bear the bills benefiting the workers working there.

The federal government additionally introduced rising the essential pension of state authorities workers by 17% from April 1, 2023.

On their demand to scrap the New Pension Scheme and revert to the Outdated Pension Scheme , the federal government stated the committee underneath Extra Chief Secretary would research the feasibility.

“The state authorities has constituted a committee led by the Extra Chief Secretary to review the steps taken by these States which have re-introduced the outdated pension scheme and submit a report. The committee will go to these States the place the brand new pension scheme has been stopped and the outdated pension scheme has been launched and would submit the report in two months,” the federal government order stated.

The choice on withdrawal of the indefinite strike, which commenced on Wednesday, was introduced by the Karnataka State Authorities Workers’ Affiliation President CS Shadakshari.

In an announcement, Shadakshari stated, “In view of the State authorities responding to the calls for put forth by the Karnataka State Authorities Workers Union, the strike has been known as off with fast impact.”

He additionally expressed his gratitude to all the federal government officers and workers who took half within the strike and made it a hit.

Many main colleges didn’t operate as lecturers didn’t flip up whereas the outpatient division in some authorities hospitals was additionally affected.

Nonetheless, there was little or no impact on transport companies because the Karnataka State Highway Transport Company and Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Company buses operated as standard.

The police personnel have been deployed at outstanding locations to make sure that the strike didn’t pose any regulation and order downside.