New Delhi: Several government employees' unions have opposed the Centre's move to freeze their dearness allowance for 18 months, saying the decision will not only hurt them, but also the economy.
This, along with opposition from industrial and informal workers, will increase the friction with the government at a time when the country witnesses a rise in unemployment rate and a sizeable portion of working class faces income loss due to covid-19. “The freeze of inflation-linked pay hike for government employees and pensioners will have a cascading impact on their lives.
While the government wants some economic activities to open up, without consumption, economy cannot revive," said Prem Chand, general secretary of the Indian Public Service