Agartala, 17 August 2026 — The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) on Monday submitted a 12-point memorandum to the West Tripura District Magistrate, pressing the state and central authorities to raise wages and expand social security for workers. A series of similar deputations were reportedly handed to district magistrates across Tripura on the same day.
The memorandum calls for a jump in the minimum monthly wage to Rs 30,000 and seeks to double the Employees’ State Insurance coverage ceiling from Rs 21,000 to Rs 42,000. It also demands that the minimum pension under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) be raised to Rs 27,500 per month, with payments indexed by Dearness Allowance and accompanied by medical benefits.
On provident fund and bonus norms, the BMS asked that the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) wage ceiling be increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 30,000. The group wants the bonus calculation ceiling raised from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000 and the wage limit for bonus eligibility lifted from Rs 21,000 to Rs 42,000.
The memorandum further seeks higher honorariums for scheme workers, implementation of “equal pay for equal work” for contractual employees, and an increase in the gratuity ceiling to Rs 40 lakh. The BMS also urged immediate implementation of the Labour Codes, conditioned on the removal of provisions it described as anti-worker.
A BMS delegation formally handed over the document at the West District Magistrate’s office. The demands, if enacted, would substantially raise statutory wage and benefit thresholds for covered workers; the memorandum frames these changes as necessary to strengthen social security and income protection.
Original Source: https://tripurachronicle.in/local-news/bms-submits-12-point-demands-to-district-magistrates/
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Publish Date: 2026-08-17 21:59:00
