Guwahati: Tensions erupted outside the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department office in Hengrabari on Monday as members of the All Assam PHE Temporary Workers’ Union (Jalmitra) staged a protest demanding job regularisation, fair wages, and social security.
The workers, employed across various divisions of the department, raised slogans urging the government to end the User Committee system under the Panchayat and Rural Development Department and bring wage disbursal directly under the PHE Department. They alleged that the existing system delays payments and denies them statutory benefits.
Protestors also sought official recognition for their long service under the Jalmitra scheme, stressing that many have worked for years without job stability or adequate pay.
Union leaders warned that the agitation would escalate into statewide demonstrations if their demands were not addressed soon.
