The government has resolved overtime issues and allocated funds to meet the reasonable demands of railway staff around 8–10 days ago, said Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed.
However, additional demands, including gratuity benefits, remain unmet due to financial limitations, reports The Business Standard.
Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat, he said, "We have done as much as we could for humanitarian reasons. Considering the current economic situation, meeting further demands is not feasible."
The remarks came amid an ongoing indefinite strike by the running railway staff demanding pension and gratuity with their mileage allowance which suspended railway services nationwide since this morning.
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