At a meeting of the executive committee of the Federation of UT Employees and Workers, Chandigarh,

At a meeting of the executive committee of the Federation of UT Employees and Workers, Chandigarh, a demand was raised to provide a bonus and an additional 2% 'DC rate' (Deputy Commissioner-notified wage rate) to outsourced personnel before Diwali. Preparations for a rally in Delhi—to be held on December 12, 2026, under the call of the All India State Government Employees Federation—were also reviewed.

Chandigarh 31 October ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : A meeting of the executive committee of the Federation of UT Employees and Workers, Chandigarh, was held today, October 31, 2026, in Sector 18, under the chairmanship of the Federation’s President, Rajendra Katoch. Presenting the meeting's agenda, the Federation’s General Secretary, Harkesh Chand, demanded that outsourced personnel working in the Chandigarh Administration, the Municipal Corporation, CPDL, and other institutions be paid a bonus before Diwali. Furthermore, he demanded that an additional 2% DC rate be applied to all outsourced personnel who have completed five years of service, along with the payment of any outstanding arrears. He also called for an increase in the ESI (Employees' State Insurance) wage limit from ₹21,000 to ₹50,000 to ensure immediate access to medical benefits. The Federation urged the elimination of intermediaries, proposing that outsourced staff be brought directly under the respective departments. Additionally, they demanded the formulation of a regularization policy, the implementation of "equal pay for equal work" until such regularization occurs, and the extension of the CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme) to UT employees. Other demands included the reinstatement of personnel previously removed from departments such as Public Health, Smart City, and the Fire Department; the cancellation of the privatization of street lighting, parking, and solid waste management services; and the fulfillment of various other local demands. 

Federation President Gopal Dutt Joshi, while discussing preparations for the 'mega-rally' to be held in Delhi on December 12, 2026—organized under the aegis of the All India State Government Employees Federation—and addressing the fulfillment of assigned participation quotas, urged all affiliated unions to meet their respective targets. He called for the display of posters across all government departments and emphasized a 'reach-to-each' approach, urging that outreach campaigns be conducted in every office on a war footing. He stated that this mega-rally of state government employees would prove to be a milestone in the employees' ongoing struggle. The rally is being organized to press for several key demands, including: the formulation of a policy to regularize all temporary and contractual employees; a minimum monthly salary of ₹42,000; the repeal of the PFRDA Act and the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS); the immediate filling of vacant posts in government departments; the disbursement of the 18 months of dearness allowance (DA) withheld during the COVID-19 pandemic; the prompt release of the 8th Pay Commission report, along with an immediate 25% interim relief until the report is implemented; and the repeal of Article 311(2) (a, b, and c) of the Constitution, which is viewed as anti-worker. He also appealed for a large turnout at the joint convention scheduled for November 14, 2026, at Bhakna Bhawan, Sector 29-D, Chandigarh, in preparation for the December 12 rally. 

The meeting was attended by several office-bearers, including Federation Additional General Secretary Amrik Singh; Vice-Presidents Budhram, Gurmeet Singh, Rekha Gora, Neelam Kumari, Renu, Ranjeet Singh, Hardeep Singh, Sukhwinder Singh Sidhu, Virender Singh, Harjinder Singh, Surjit Singh, Pan Singh Rana, Harpal Singh, Tejmani, Naresh Sharma, Mandeep Sharma, Perumal, Mata Sharan, Tarun Jaiswal, Hardeep Sharma, and Saurabh, along with various representatives from the affiliated unions. It was also decided to implement the proposals that had been adopted unanimously. In his concluding remarks, Federation President Rajendra Katoch thanked all the office-bearers and union representatives, and urged them to ensure the implementation of the decisions taken.