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Over 15,000 CSS Workers in Mizoram Strike for Job Regularisation

The three-day strike, led by the AMCECC, highlights tensions over strict recruitment rules and warnings of dismissal by the state government.

Mizoram officials in a huddle over the strike. (All India Radio)

Overview

  • More than 15,000 employees under Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) in Mizoram began a three-day strike on April 15, demanding job regularisation.
  • The All Mizoram CSS Employees Coordination Committee (AMCECC) is spearheading the strike, citing government inaction on implementing a regularisation scheme notified in June 2024.
  • The Mizoram government insists that only workers recruited through proper procedures can be regularised, citing constitutional restrictions on illegal appointments.
  • State Chief Secretary H Lalengmawia warned of severe consequences, including possible dismissals, if the strike continues, further escalating tensions.
  • Workers have criticised the enforcement of the CSS Rules, 1964, and the ‘No Work No Pay’ policy during negotiations, calling these measures intimidating and dismissive of their demands.