New Delhi, June 22 -- The state employee organisations in Uttar Pradesh are pressing the government to hold a formal meeting to discuss the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission recommendations. The unions want their concerns regarding salaries, allowances, the fitment factor and associated issues to be heard before key decisions are finalised.

On Sunday, Shailendra Dubey, Chairman of the All India Power Engineers Federation, along with leaders of several employee institutions, said that the 8th Pay Commission is expected to hold discussions with the representatives of the All India Services (AIS) but has not allocated time for a meeting with state government employees and power sector representatives, reported The Times of India.

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