Class IV employees seek demands from MLA Deepak Birua

Seraikela: A delegation from the Jharkhand State Fourth Class Government Employees Association met with Chairman of the Government Assurance Committee of the Jharkhand Government and MLA Deepak Birua to submit a three-point demand letter. The memorandum, handed over during the meeting, outlined key requests concerning the welfare of class IV employees.

The delegation, led by Amarnath Tiwari, the district minister of the union for Seraikela-Kharsawan, included Subal Seet, the West Singhbhum district president, and ministers Manish Kumar Rajak, Sanjeev Kumar Mahato, Sita Soren, and Suraj Kumar Ram. They highlighted the importance of their demands, emphasizing that a memorandum was previously submitted on November 22 during a demonstration in front of the Chief Minister’s residence.
The primary demands outlined in the memorandum were:

Granting lump sum promotion to regular class IV employees across all departments of the Jharkhand government to class III posts based on preference and merit, a demand pending since the formation of Jharkhand.
Providing a grade pay of Rs 2400 to class IV employees after 10 years of service.

Improving the uniform allowance in line with inflation, suggesting an increase to ₹5000 for uniform clothes and ₹250 for washing.
In response, MLA Deepak Birua acknowledged the validity of the demands and assured the delegation that he would make every effort to address and fulfill the appropriate requests.