State and central government pensioners stage dharna in Thoothukudi

Forum of Civil Pensioners Association staged dharna successful Thoothukudi, urging the authorities to fulfil their agelong pending demands.

The dharna took spot adjacent the Chidambara Nagar autobus stop. District coordinator L. Ramamoorthy presided implicit the protest. R. Russel, secretary, Water Transport Workers Federation of India delivered the inaugural address.

During the protest, pensioners raised slogans pressing for demands specified arsenic merging 50% dearness allowance with basal pay, effectual from April 1, providing 30% interim alleviation and implementing the 8th cardinal wage committee arrears from January 1, 2026.

At the protest, assorted authorities and cardinal authorities pensioners associations addressed the gathering. S. Raphael, zonal caput of the Income Tax Department Pensioners Association, Samas, territory secretary, atomic vigor section pensioners relation and others were present.

A ample fig of cardinal and authorities authorities pensioners participated successful the protest.