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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
G Anand

Public service delivery at govt. offices across Kerala hit as pro-Congress and BJP State employees strike work

A one-day token strike by pro-Opposition State employee unions for payment of dearness allowance (DA) dues and better service conditions partially hobbled the functioning of government offices across Kerala on January 24 (Wednesday).

Public service delivery was the primary causality of the strike as government employees affiliated with Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led service organisations boycotted work at village, municipal and revenue offices.

Their demands included the release of pay revision dues, reinstitution of leave surrender, reinstatement of the statutory pension system and rectification of the anomalies of the government-funded medical insurance scheme (Medisep) for State employees.

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