Tamil Nadu Government Good-attempting Tag Stores Employees Union staged a disclose in the metropolis on Friday, urgent a constitution of requires, including an amplify in wages and pension advantages. The Union’s Reveal president, Okay. Jeyachandraraja, mentioned a wage revision committee should always calm be constituted below the chairmanship of a civil servant to revise the wages of ideal rate stores workers primarily based totally on their academic qualification.
“Packers or helpers should always calm be appointed, as a minimal on a brief foundation, in all ideal rate stores,” he mentioned.
Mr. Jeyachandraraja confused out that many co-operatives didn’t provide pension advantages to the ideal rate shop workers. Retired workers should always calm be prolonged such advantages. “Stores bustle by females should always calm even be brought below the alter of co-operatives and females workers should always calm be given better wages,” he mentioned.
“The fingerprint match threshold for biometric authentication, which became revised from 40% to 90%, has affected cardholders, specifically senior voters. This should always calm be restored to 40% match,” he added.
“Furthermore, non-controlled goods care for tea and salt should always calm be provided primarily based totally on the wants of the ration stores and would be provided at a rate lower, than in the retail market,” he asserted.
Printed – December 13, 2025 06:fifty three am IST
