The Council of Junior Engineers PSEB has decided to suspend its ongoing agitation following a meeting held with the committee constituted by the state government to resolve the employees’ issues pertaining to financial matters. A meeting with KAP Sinha, Principal Secretary, Finance, was held wherein an agreement to enhance the initial pay at Rs 19,260 with their placement in new pay fitment table was agreed upon.
They said the PSPCL officials also assured to implement the decision as and when recommendations of the committee were duly approved by the Principal Secretary. The power management also agreed to issue instructions regarding regularisation of mass casual leave taken in protest by the engineers from December 10 to 21. The JEs, who were sitting on hunger strike, ended the fast in the presence of Gagandeep Singh Jalalpur, Director (Administration), PSPCL. — TNS
