India, April 23 -- Government and semi-government employees in Maharashtra, including teachers, non-teaching staff and hospital employees, will continue their strike, as demands such as the implementation of the Revised National Pension Scheme (RNPS) and other issues remained unresolved in a meeting between chief secretary Rajesh Aggarwal and union leaders.

The indefinite strike, which began on April 21, was called for several issues. Besides the RNPS, employees are demanding the filling of vacant posts, a cashless medical insurance scheme of Rs.5 lakh, increase of the retirement age from 58 years to 60 and a lifting of the ban on the recruitment of Class 4 employees.

On the second day of the strike, chief secretary Rajesh Aggarwal invi...