TTD contract workers demand ₹26,000 minimum monthly wage
Subramanyam said previous wage revisions had been achieved through the union’s struggles. They also demanded the regularisation of forest workers and alleged that employees in the Water Works Department were working without adequate safety measures.
- ▪Subramanyam said previous wage revisions had been achieved through the union’s struggles.
- ▪They also demanded the regularisation of forest workers and alleged that employees in the Water Works Department were working without adequate safety measures.
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Contract employees and workers of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) staged a protest outside the TTD Administrative Building in Tirupati on Saturday, demanding that the minimum monthly wage be raised to ₹26,000.Addressing the protesters, CITU State vice-president Kandarapu Murali said the TTD had a responsibility to improve the wages of contract workers who serve thousands of devotees visiting Tirumala every day.Questioning how workers could support their families on the present monthly wage of ₹13,000 amid the rising cost of living, he alleged that even those serving devotees were not being provided an opportunity for Srivari darshan.Mr.
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