This was informed here by Manipur Health Service Officer’s Association president Dr Ksh Manglem Singh, Family Welfare Department Employees Association vice-president H Haridayal Sharma and Medical Department Employees Association president Oinam Ganesh Singh in a joint statement.
They said the OPDs would remain closed till December 29 except for all the medical institutions under the Moirang Assembly constituency due to bypolls.
However, such closure would be relaxed for three consecutive days from December 30, they added.
“If there is no positive reply than on January 2, the OPDs will be closed for another three days. From January 5, the stir will intensify with the clearing of all the patients. There will be no new admission to the hospital wards. Only the casualty and emergency services will remain open. From January 8 onwards, closure of all the casualty and emergency services will be effected,” they said.
The Joint Administrative Council (JAC) of all Manipur Trade Union Congress (AMTUC) and All Manipur Government Employees Organisation (AMGEO) started a series of agitation for the implementation of the new pay package.
They alleged that the Central Government employees had already started enjoying the new pay structure.
The JAC said it would continue its agitation, until the demands were met.
Meanwhile, work was hit in most of the government offices on account of the stir. The JAC began its stir by asking its members to wear black badge on November 11 and 12. The JAC was also demanding the merger of 50 per cent DA/DR with basic pay pension, along with rectification of pay anomalies.
It also demanded the restoration of ‘Died-in-Harness Scheme’ and fixation of Minimum Wages based on the Consumer’s Price Index 2007, along with payment of arrears and Variable Dearness Allowances (VDA).
Facilities like Duty Allowance, Messing Allowance and TA should be given to the home guards of Manipur Ad-hoc employees, the JAC said. The JAC had also asked for fixing the age of retirement at 60 instead of 59, in line with the Central government employees’ scheme.
Official sources said the State government had already formed a committee to look into the matter.
Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh had already stated that the government had no resources to pay the employees and the latter would have to wait till the implementation of the 13th Finance Commission.