About 1.7 million State government, semi-government, teaching, non-teaching and Class IV employees in Maharashtra began an indefinite strike on Friday (April 17, 2026), citing unaddressed demands including the issuance of a notification for a revised pension scheme. The government has said it will treat the strike as misconduct and enforce a ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy.
Maharashtra staff unions serve strike notice for April 21 over pension, recruitment issues
Two employee organisations, the State Government Employees’ Central Association and the State Government Group-D (Class IV) Employees’ Central Federation, had issued a strike notice earlier. The unions said that although a revised pension scheme was implemented on March 1, 2024, a corresponding official notification has not been issued. As a result, retired employees are not receiving any retirement benefits.
Vishwas Katkar of the Coordination Committee for Government, Semi-Government, and Teaching/Non-Teaching Staff said this was the main grievance of the organisations.
The General Administration Department has issued a circular. It said participation in the strike will be considered misconduct and disciplinary action will be taken. The ‘No Work, No Pay’ rule will be enforced. For employees covered under the Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act, action will be taken as per the Act’s provisions.
