Thiruvananthapuram, July 2 -- Financial benefits worth Rs 1 lakh crore due to government employees have been grabbed by the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala, alleged Congress leader K. Muraleedharan.
"There has never been a time when government employees were denied salaries like this. Even the arrears from the last pay revision have not been paid. Despite one full year having passed since the effective date of the 12th Pay Commission - July 1, 2024 - the government has yet to constitute a commission for it," the former KPCC president said.
Demanding the immediate release of pay revision arrears and pending dearness allowance, he said the government owes employees 18% dearness allowance arrears across six instal...