Ajmer Employees Protest for Pending Payments and Warn of Black Diwali

Ajmer, October 16: Employees from the All Rajasthan State Employees Joint Federation (Unified) staged a protest outside the Ajmer Collectorate on Friday, waving flags and chanting slogans. They submitted a 13-point memorandum to the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister through the District Collector. The memorandum outlines demands related to pending payments, dearness allowance, and bonuses, warning that if their requests are not met, they will celebrate a ‘Black Diwali’ this year.

The protest highlighted the following key details:
– Who: All Rajasthan State Employees Joint Federation (Unified), Ajmer District Branch
– Where: District Collector and District Magistrate Office, Ajmer
– To Whom: Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister via the District Collector
– Number of Demands: 13
– Warning: If bonuses and dearness allowances are not announced, a ‘Black Diwali’ will be observed.

13 Demands of the Memorandum

The demands include:
1. Immediate payment of pending dedicated leave.
2. Lifting the freeze on payments for retired employees’ GPF, state insurance, gratuity, computation, and 300 days of PL.
3. Payment of the dearness allowance for 18 months during the COVID-19 period, which has been frozen.
4. Immediate implementation of the Supreme Court‘s order regarding pensioners’ computation deductions.
5. A 5% increase for pensioners at age 65, along with applicable dearness allowance.
6. Repeal of the Act passed by the central government in 2025.
7. Deposit of contributions of state employees appointed between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2022, into their GPF accounts.
8. Regularization of all contract employees across departments.
9. Immediate recruitment for vacant positions in various state departments.
10. Abolishment of the contract system in all departments.
11. Simplification of RGHS scheme rules for better healthcare benefits.
12. Prompt decisions on the previously submitted 25-point memorandum.
13. Announcement and payment of the dearness allowance due from July 2026 and the 2026 bonus before Diwali.

Warning of ‘Black Diwali’

Banners at the protest called for the announcement of the 2025-26 bonus and dearness allowance. The protestors warned that due to the government’s attitude, 700,000 employees and 500,000 pensioners would celebrate a ‘Black Diwali’. The federation claims to represent these 700,000 state employees.

This is Not Just About Ajmer

This protest is part of a larger movement across the state. On the same day, former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot took to social media to express that employees and pensioners have been waiting for 10 months for pension benefits, gratuity, and PF payments. He urged the government to release a white paper on the financial situation and expedite pending payments, stating that this is why the employees’ federation has been compelled to protest at all district headquarters.

The memorandum indicates that the freeze on payments to retired employees has lasted six months, with no response from the state government regarding these demands.

Who Participated in the Protest?

The memorandum was signed by Kanti Kumar Sharma, the district president and divisional in-charge of the federation. The state president is Gajendra Singh Rathore, with the provincial office located at the State Central Printing Press on Sardar Patel Marg in Jaipur.

According to a press release, notable participants included Kanti Kumar Sharma, Bhagchand Yogi, Kailashchand Mehra, Jagdish Prasad Mahawar, Mohanlal Beelwal, and many others, representing a large number of employees.

This federation had previously honored the Ajmer Collector for outstanding work in August.

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