AGARTALA, March 15 (TIWN): EPF Pensioners Association led by TRTC employees have demanded equal salaries as the state the state govt, who are all set to get the benefits of 7th Pay Commission.

"We are demanding for equal payments like state govt employees for TRTC workers and other PSU's employees but unfortunately in CPI-M regime, we were never paid like state govt employees. Now the new govt is our only hope", said Samar Roy, Chairman of Tripura State Govt undertaking EPF Pensioner's Association. 

Even after several protests held by EPF pensioners, the state govt led by CPI-M was least bothered to think about the plea of pensioners.

Their continuous demands were :

1.     Govt. undertaking EPF Pensioners’ pensions to be equaled as the state govt. employees from 16/ 11/ 1995.

2.     Like other corporations, leave encashment to be given to TRTC,

3.     Including all the interest the owned gratuity money should be soon provided,

4.     High Court’s verdict on W.P. © No. 452 of 2012 should be followed etc.