Andhra Pradesh: DDOs directed to process wage bills to remit by Feb. 1
Deccan ChronicleVijayawada: The AP finance department has directed the drawal and disbursal officers and officials from the treasury, pay and accounts to prepare bills for wages and pensions as per the revised scales of pay and ensure these are remitted to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries by Feb. 1. Meanwhile, the PRC Struggle Committee leaders gave a call for ‘Chalo Vijayawada’ on Feb. 3 to express their protest over the implementation of the 11th PRC recommendations to the state government employees and pensioners. AP JAC chairman Srinivasa Rao said they asked the state government to pay the old wages for the month of January, release the Ashutosh Mishra Committee report on PRC and revoke the GOs issued on the revised scales of pay. AP government employees association president Suryanarayana asked whether the state government was intending to implement its PRC or the Centre’s PRC and said this must be clarified by the ministers’ committee. AP government adviser Sajjala Ramakrishna said the state government was ready to hold talks with the employee JAC leaders and the ministers’ committee was waiting for their arrival at the Secretariat.