Bhubaneswar, Oct 25: Yesterday onwards the All-Odisha Jail Employees Association have launched a hunger strike for demanding a hike in grade pay.
The protest was launched ahead of 92 jails across the state and as many as 1,800 jail employees have participated in the stir. The additional DG (Prisons) Arun Kumar Ray met the association today and assured them that the steps will be taken in December to fulfill their demands.
Elaborately he said that the association’s proposal has been forwarded to the Home department which has sent the proposal to the Finance department. Certain clarifications have been sought on technical grounds. The proposal will be forwarded once again to the State government and he would apprise the Chief Secretary and the Home Secretary about their demands.
After the meeting, the associations has informed that they would take a call on the strike after having discussion with the members on the matter. This was informed by the president of the All-Odisha Jail Employees Association president, Mohammed Tamimmur Rehman to the media.
