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council also emphasized the need for a holistic approach to resolving the matters.
Digital Desk: The All Assam Employees' Council, at its central executive meeting in Tinsukia on Sunday, recommended increasing the retirement age of state government employees to 62 years. The meeting was organized by the Tinsukia District Employees' Council at the auditorium of the Tinsukia College. Some other significant recommendations were also approved during the meeting.
Chairman Dipen Sharma, President, All Assam Employees' Council, chaired the meeting, in which General Secretary Pankaj Barman made a proposal requesting overall support in resolving employees' grievances, making the organization stronger, and settling different issues.
The council has around 4.5 lakh teachers and employees in the state. Important proposals to be adopted in the meeting were:
• Resumption of the old pension scheme in place of the new scheme
• Teachers' promotion
• Awarding earned leave
• Establishment of the 8th Pay Commission to update salaries from January 1, 2026
The session also appreciated the Chief Minister's willingness to settle employees' problems, appreciating his dedication to putting decisions taken during talks into practice and not merely holding talks. The council highlighted the government's legislative initiatives in the Assam Assembly to settle these issues.
Some other key proposals were:
• Raising housing loans up to ₹30 lakh
• Offering free insurance schemes to employees in association with five nationalized banks
• Introducing free health insurance for employees in government hospitals from April, with special health cards
• Paying graduate-scale pay
• Providing promotions in the Assam Secretariat cadre
• Regularizing master roll workers' employment
The council also highlighted the necessity of a comprehensive approach towards solving these issues and was optimistic about the government's intentions to do so.
Also, the meeting touched upon the issue of granting one-time monetary relief to state employees during festive seasons.
The council was concerned about the recurring leaks of Higher Secondary (Class 11) exam question papers. It called for stern punishment for the culprits, mentioning the psychological trauma inflicted upon students and parents. The council requested the government to revisit exam management mishaps and demanded sacking of officials involved in such lapses.
The council also appealed to the government to introduce discussions on salary security, regularization of jobs for teachers and employees, financial assistance, and provincialization of educational institutions. It emphasized securing job security among left-out teachers and employees at the time of provincialization.
There were representatives from different districts who came for the meeting and talked about grievances and strengthening of organizations. The council expressed appreciation to the Tinsukia District Committee for organically conducting the central executive meeting.
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