<p class="bodytext">Postal employees in rural areas (Gramin Dak Sevaks) have begun an indefinite strike, seeking fulfilment of several demands.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Under the banner of All India Gramin Dak Sevak Union (AIGDSU), employees gave a notice calling for strike from May 22 and have placed a charter of demands before the authorities.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Employees under the Gramin Dak Sevak category have been discriminated against for years, but continue to work despite the pathetic conditions.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Kamalesh Chandra-led pay commission made several recommendations, bringing a ray of hope. But 18 months since the submission of the recommendations and two months after it reached the Cabinet committee, we have not seen any action,” AIGDSU regional secretary K S Rudresh said in a release.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Postal employees in rural areas (Gramin Dak Sevaks) have begun an indefinite strike, seeking fulfilment of several demands.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Under the banner of All India Gramin Dak Sevak Union (AIGDSU), employees gave a notice calling for strike from May 22 and have placed a charter of demands before the authorities.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Employees under the Gramin Dak Sevak category have been discriminated against for years, but continue to work despite the pathetic conditions.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Kamalesh Chandra-led pay commission made several recommendations, bringing a ray of hope. But 18 months since the submission of the recommendations and two months after it reached the Cabinet committee, we have not seen any action,” AIGDSU regional secretary K S Rudresh said in a release.</p>
