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Govt employees continue strike, demand decision by CM
Government and semi-government employees in Maharashtra began an indefinite strike on April 21 over RNPS, vacant posts, a ₹5 lakh cashless medical insurance scheme, retirement age, and recruitment bans. A meeting with the chief secretary on April 22 aimed to resolve the issues, but the unions insisted that the Chief Minister must initiate final action before ending the strike.
Why It Matters
The dispute concerns pension policy, staffing, and welfare benefits for state employees, with potential impacts on public education and healthcare services.
Timeline
4 Events
News report confirms ongoing strike and unresolved demands
April 23, 2026
A news report notes that the indefinite strike is continuing in Maharashtra with RNPS and other demands still unresolved, and that union leaders maintain the strike will persist until a favourable decision by the Chief Minister is obtained.
Union reiterates that strike will continue until CM initiates decision
April 22, 2026
Dagade stated that only the Chief Minister could take the final decision and that the strike would continue until CM Devendra Fadnavis initiated the process to implement the demands. The union indicated that after receiving details of any favourable government decision, they would discuss them in their meeting and decide by tomorrow evening whether to end the strike.
Chief secretary invites union leaders for discussion on demands
April 22, 2026
On the second day of the strike, chief secretary Rajesh Aggarwal invited Ashok Dagade (president) and Vishwas Katkar (coordinator) of the Coordination Committee for Government, Semi-Government, Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff for a discussion. Aggarwal said the government would look into the demands and requested the leaders to end the strike.
Indefinite strike begins in Maharashtra government and semi-government staff
April 21, 2026
Government and semi-government employees, including teachers, non-teaching staff and hospital workers, began an indefinite strike over multiple demands: implementation of the Revised National Pension Scheme (RNPS); filling vacant posts; a ₹5 lakh cashless medical insurance scheme; raising retirement age from 58 to 60; and lifting the ban on recruitment of Class 4 employees.