India, April 19 -- Around 17 lakh state government, semi-government employees, teachers and non-teaching staff in Maharashtra have warned of an indefinite strike from April 21 if their long-pending demands are not addressed by the state government.

The Employees' Coordination Committee, which represents various associations of government and education sector staff and has issued the warning, said that repeated representations and multiple rounds of agitation over the past year have failed to prompt any concrete response from the government.

The key demands include implementation of a revised pension scheme, filling of vacant posts, restoration of the old pension system for teachers, and resolution of pending service-related issues. The ...