On Tuesday, loco pilots held a protest near the DRM office in Lahartara, Varanasi, demanding eight key issues including periodic rest, increased kilometer allowance, and a return to the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) from the current NPS/UPS scheme. They are seeking a mandatory 46-hour periodic rest, a 25% hike in kilometer...
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allowance, and a maximum 48-hour out-station detention period with close monitoring for return to headquarters within 36 hours as per the railway board guidelines. The protest, organized by the All India Loco Running Staff Association, was attended by several loco pilots, including Ashok Kumar Srivastava, Ravindra Kumar, Sachchidanand Kumar, Ranjit Kumar, and Ajay Kumar Singh.