Govt employees, teachers to go on leave, hold protests

Govt employees, teachers to go on leave, hold protests

TNN | Feb 25, 2025, 04.02 AM IST

Chennai: The Joint Action Council of Tamil Nadu Teachers Organisation and Govt Employees Organisation (Jactto-Geo), the supreme body of govt employees and teachers, on Monday decided to go on mass casual leave and hold protests near district collectorates on Tuesday after talks with a panel of four state ministers failed to reach a consensus. They are pressing for a 10-point charter of demands, including reverting to the old pension scheme from the existing contributory pension scheme.

The govt-constituted committee of ministers, including E V Velu, Thangam Thennarasu, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, and N Kayalvizhi Selvaraj, held a meeting earlier in the day with the representatives of employees. CM M K Stalin held a meeting with committee members at the Secretariat in the evening.

“They (the ministers) are seeking four weeks' time to address our grievances. We can’t give them that much time. Our protests will take place as scheduled at 11am,” Jactto-Geo state coordinator M Seenivasan told reporters. 

TN govt staff to go on mass casual leave

The Joint Action Council of Tamil Nadu Teachers Organisation and Govt Employees Organisation (Jactto-Geo), the apex body of govt employees and teachers, on Monday decided to go on mass casual leave and hold demonstrations near collectorates on Tuesday after talks with a panel of four ministers failed to reach a consensus. They are pressing a 10-point charter of demands, including reverting to the old pension scheme from the present contributory pension scheme.