A minimum salary of Rs 52,000, multiple fitment factors, resolving pay discrepancies, increased House Rent Allowance (HRA) rates and counting the training period for MACP calculation were some of the main requests made by the Indian Railway Technical Supervisors’ Association (IRTSA) during their meeting with the 8 th Pay Commission officials in New Delhi on Tuesday.
KV Ramesh, general secretary, IRTSA, shared with ET Wealth Online that during their discussion with the 8 th CPC chairperson Ranjana Prakash Desai and other officials, the Railway technical employees’ body brought up several long pending issues. Ramesh emphasized that IRTSA is keen on having their suggestions included in the 8 th Pay Commission’s recommendation report.
