New Delhi, Aug 26: Even as the government has denied considering a further revision into the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, the Group C and D employees are hopeful of an increment in their minimum wages before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

"We, Group C and D employees form the major chunk of the 50 lakh-strong central government workforce. The Centre, as well as the unions, have kept us hanging for the last two years. Would the ruling party want to face our wrath in 2019," said a government employee who identified himself as Amreesh.

Union leader Shiv Gopal Mishra, who is the chief of All India Railwaymen Federation, has been leading the negotiations on behalf of the government employees. He is assisted by other unionists parts of the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA).

According to Mishra, the reports claiming hike in minimum wages in the near future may not be true as the government has given no such indication to the NJCA.

He, however, added that the issue is being raised by them in an organised manner with top government officials, including the Cabinet Secretary.

As per the demand of the employees, their wages should be raised using 3.86 as the fitment factor. As per the 7th Pay Commission report, the minimum salaries were raised using the 2.57 fitment factor, which led to a hike from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000.

While the employees are still hopeful of the bonanza, Union MoS Finance, Pon Radhakrishnan, in a written reply to a query in the Rajya Sabha, said that the government is not considering any further revision of employees' wages.

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