Civil servants seek raise

Nepal Civil Service Employees' Union today submitted a memorandum to finance minister Ram Sharan Mahat, demanding a review of existing salaries, allowances and facilities to be addressed in the upcoming budget.A statement issued today by the employees union read, Skyrocketing prices of essential goods following the fuel price hike have adversely affected the living standards of the civil service employees, making it increasingly difficult to make a decent living.The raise in perks of the civil servants as recommended by the High-level Salary Committee (2004) was not adequate to address the existing price hikes and the market conditions that emerged in the days after the report was prepared, explained the statement, justifying their If the government did not address the Union's demands, the statement added, the employees will start a phase-wise agitation across the country to press the government to raise their salary.

Nepal Civil Service Employees' Union today submitted a memorandum to finance minister Ram Sharan Mahat, demanding a review of existing salaries, allowances and facilities to be addressed in the upcoming budget.A statement issued today by the employees’ union read, “Skyrocketing prices of essential goods following the fuel price hike have ... ...affected the living standards of the civil service employees, making it increasingly difficult to make a decent living.The raise in perks of the civil servants as recommended by the High-level Salary Committee (2004) was not adequate to address the existing price hikes and the market conditions that emerged in the days after the report was prepared, explained the statement, justifying their If the government did not address the Union's demands, the statement added, the employees will start a phase-wise agitation across the country to press the government to raise their salary.

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