The fair price shop dealers have decided to withdraw their proposed indefinite strike from Tuesday.
According to an official press release, a delegation of dealers headed by Telangana Fair Price Shop Dealers Welfare Association president B. Ramesh announced a decision in this regard after meeting Civil Supplies Commissioner C.V. Anand here on Monday. The dealers urged the Civil Supplies Commissioner to come to their rescue explaining him about the hardships they were facing with the nominal commissions being paid.
They said the dealers had decided to withdraw the strike pinning hopes on positive action from Mr. Anand and Civil Supplies Minister Eatala Rajender soon. Expressing confidence that the government would announce measures for their welfare on the lines of RTC, anganwadi workers and home guards, they sought more time for payment of deposits as the e-Seva servers were down due to technical problems.
Mr. Anand requested the members of Telangana Civil Supplies Hamali Union to call off their strike assuring that the government would positively consider their problems. The hamali union had launched an indefinite strike since July 25 and the civil supplies commissioner held discussions with the representatives of the union.
He said the government would positively consider the demand for extension of ESI facility to hamalis and minimum wages to sweepers even as the union representatives asked the official to consider payment of old age pension to hamalis after crossing an age limit.
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