CANSSEA joined the All India State Government Employees Federation one-day national strike in Kohima, submitting an eight-point charter of demands to the state government.
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KOHIMA — The Confederation of All Nagaland State Services Employees’ Association (CANSSEA) on Thursday joined the one-day nationwide strike called by All India State Government Employees Federation (AISGEF).
The protest was staged at CANSSEA office complex in Kohima. As part of the agitation, the association submitted the eight-point charter of demands raised by AISGEF to the chief secretary of Nagaland.
The demands include regularisation of all contractual employees and an end to contractual, outsourced and daily-wage employment, besides filling up all vacancies in state government departments and public sector undertakings on a regular basis.
The federation also called for repeal of the PFRDA Act and scrapping of the National Pension System (NPS) and Unified Pension Scheme (UPS).
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It demanded that funds deposited under these pension schemes be returned to state governments and that all subscribers under EPS-95 be brought under the Defined Benefit Pension System. Repeal of the Pension Validation Act, 2025, and restoration of pensioners’ rights under the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) were also sought.
Other demands included repeal of the four Labour Codes; stopping privatisation or corporatisation of public sector undertakings and downsizing of government departments; and review of the Terms of Reference of the 8th Central Pay Commission.
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The federation further demanded a 10% interim relief on basic pay, subject to a minimum of INR 5,000, and periodic pay revision every five years.
The charter also called for implementation of a comprehensive government-supported health insurance scheme ensuring cashless treatment for employees and pensioners, including contractual staff.
It further sought strengthening of the education and public health departments, abandonment of the National Education Policy (NEP), and withdrawal of the compulsory Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) order for teachers.
It also demanded repeal of Articles 310 and 311(2)(a), (b) and (c) of the Constitution of India.
Meanwhile, banks in the state capital also participated in the nationwide strike, demanding repeal of the four labour codes.