The agitation by state government employees is set to intensify as they demand the restoration of the Assured Career Progression (ACP) scheme—which provides three promotional pay scales upon completing 10, 16, and 26 years of service—in its original form.
A rally will be held in Dehradun on November 27 in support of this demand. The State Employees’ Joint Council (Rajya Karmachari Sanyukt Parishad) has initiated a state-wide mobilization effort to ensure the success of the rally.
State-wide mobilization begins
An online meeting was held on Saturday, chaired by the Council’s provincial president, Arun Pandey, with office-bearers from all districts and representatives from various constituent organizations in attendance. The meeting included a detailed discussion on preparations for the rally and the future strategy for the agitation.
Council office-bearers emphasized that the movement for the restoration of the ACP scheme is focused on a single, core demand: employees should receive the benefit of three promotional pay scales, just as they did previously. A delegation of employees met with the Chief Minister and the Chief Secretary on November 5 to submit a memorandum. Although the Chief Minister had directed his secretary, Vinay Shankar Pandey, to hold discussions with the employee organizations, no concrete action has been taken yet, leading to growing resentment among the staff. It was decided during the meeting that an awareness campaign would be launched through meetings held across all districts and sub-branches.
Efforts will be made to reach out to employees in government offices and encourage them to participate in the rally. The meeting was conducted by the provincial general secretary, Shakti Prasad Bhatt. The Council’s state spokesperson, Harsh Joshi, stated that representatives from all 13 districts have pledged to ensure maximum employee participation to make the November 27 rally a success.
