VMC staff hail payment of salaries through treasuries

Vijayawada: Municipal Employees JAC celebrated the release of orders by the State government for payment of salaries to the VMC staff under the 010 head. 

Amaravati Employees JAC president Bopparaju Venkateswarlu, Mayor Koneru Sreedhar, Ministerial Employees’ Union president D Eswar, Deputy Mayor G Venkata Ramana and others participated in the celebrations held at the VMC main office on Saturday.

Speaking on the occasion, Bopparaju Venkateswarlu said Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had taken a very bold decision for payment of salaries to the Vijayawada and Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation staff under the 010 head. 

He thanked Naidu for taking such a decision in the recently held Cabinet meeting and releasing orders subsequently. 

Ministerial Employees’ Union president D Eswar said the VMC staff had been waiting for the payment of salaries under the 010 head for 15 years. 

He said the hardships faced by the VMC staff for 15 years ended with the release of orders by the government.