Oil sector officers will go on an indefinite strike from Aug 21 to press their demands for periodicity of salary revision, 50% merger of dearness allowances with basic pay as on Jan 1, 2005, and release of adhoc payment towards salary revision, said Ashok Singh, convenor, Oil Sector Officers' Association.
"The Oil Sector Officers' Association--representing over 45,000 officers in the oil PSUs--have served a strike notice on the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and oil PSU managements. The Association is agitated due to
inordinate delay in resolution of the various pending issues," Singh told reporters.
Officers of Oil and Natural Gas Corp., Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd., and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd., are expected to participate in the agitation. Singh said the strike would effect air, road and rail transport services while its impact would also be felt by domestic consumers of liquefied petroleum gas among other things. The total daily loss to the government would be about Rs 550 crores, he said.
According to Singh, the total per annum turnover of the 13 oil sector companies was 7 trln rupees, of which they contributed 2 trln rupees to the government exchequer by way of excise duties, customs, cess, sales tax, dividends and income tax.
He said the Association had earlier given a call for an indefinite strike from Sep 5 but that was called off following a "categorical assurance" from the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for resolution of all issues.
"The Oil Sector Officers' Association--representing over 45,000 officers in the oil PSUs--have served a strike notice on the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and oil PSU managements. The Association is agitated due to
inordinate delay in resolution of the various pending issues," Singh told reporters.
Officers of Oil and Natural Gas Corp., Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd., and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd., are expected to participate in the agitation. Singh said the strike would effect air, road and rail transport services while its impact would also be felt by domestic consumers of liquefied petroleum gas among other things. The total daily loss to the government would be about Rs 550 crores, he said.
According to Singh, the total per annum turnover of the 13 oil sector companies was 7 trln rupees, of which they contributed 2 trln rupees to the government exchequer by way of excise duties, customs, cess, sales tax, dividends and income tax.
He said the Association had earlier given a call for an indefinite strike from Sep 5 but that was called off following a "categorical assurance" from the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for resolution of all issues.
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