Kakinada, Oct. 3 -- Employees working under the VB-G-Ram-G scheme of the Rural Development Department staged a dharna in front of the DRDA office here on Saturday, demanding a wage hike and job security.
The protest was led by Employees Association President M. Ramachandraiah and Secretary Seshu, with a large number of employees participating.
The employees said their wages had remained unchanged for the past seven years despite a substantial rise in the cost of living.
They claimed that they had been working in the department for nearly 20 years and had been effectively implementing government programmes at the field level.
The employees alleged that their long-pending demands had not been resolved despite discussions with the authorit...