The recent 2-day strike by employees cost Rs 30 crores to the state exchequer
Srinagar: The 2-day strike by the state government employees has cost a whopping Rs 30 crore to the state exchequer, local economists say.
According to noted economist, Prof Nissar Ali the J&K has the total government employee strength of around 3.17 lakh out of which 3 lakh belong to non-gazette cadre. “If we put average earnings of Rs 500 per day to an employee, for the two days the earnings of 3 lakh employee work out to be Rs 30 crore,” Prof Ali said.
To put on record around 50 employees were injured and hundreds detained by police while employees tried to gherao the civil secretariat on Monday, first day of durbar move in Srinagar after six-months. All the government offices, apart from essential services, in other districts including Islamabad, Pulwama, Shopian, Budgam, Varmul and Kupwara remained closed. Many trade and other employees’ unions had given support to the two-day strike call by Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC). All the government offices, including hospitals and educational institutions were affected due to the strike.
Who is responsible for the loss? It does not matter as everyone loses.