Salary and Pension Hike News: Apart from the pay hike, the pension has also been hiked for these state government employees. Along with a new job guarantee scheme for the urban poor, the Congress governments of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan announced welfare measures during the monsoon session of the state legislatures, the last session before elections in the states. It has been told that the salaries of many categories of employees including state government employees have been increased.
The respective states have given good news to the government employees of these two states. One state has increased the salary, while in another state the pension of retired employees has been increased. Apart from this, new jobs have also been announced. Elections are to be held in these two states in the next few days and in this background the state government has taken this decision.
Bonus given to government employees
Bonuses for government employees have been announced ahead of the budget announcements for 2023-24 in the budgets of both these states. Apart from this, many welfare schemes have been implemented. The Chhattisgarh government has announced a hike in the salary and pension and allowances of the employees. At the same time, the Rajasthan government has announced an increase in pension.
Chhattisgarh government increased DA again
On the second day of the monsoon session of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced several measures ranging from reduction in allowances for government employees. Bhupesh Baghel announced several measures worth Rs 2,000 crore. Along with this, he also announced a 4 percent increase in pension. This is the second hike in a month. Earlier, a 5 percent increase was made in the cabinet meeting. Now five lakh employees of this state will get broken allowance equal to the central government employees.
Salary of contract employees has also been increased
Besides this, Bhupesh Baghel has announced a 27% hike in the salaries of 37,000 contract workers, which will fetch an additional Rs 350 crore to the state government. is a burden. 4,000 monthly increase in the salary of daily wage earners, due to which the government will have an additional burden of 240 crores. 2,000 monthly salary for 1,650 guest teachers, which is Rs 4 crore. will catch
The allowances of these people have been increased.
Besides this, a monthly resource allowance of Rs 5,500 has been announced for patwaris, Rs 8,000 per annum for police constables, Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,000 per month for all trainers, block-level staff and help desk operators and 10,000 panchayat secretaries. Meanwhile, the maximum financial assistance under the Chief Minister’s Special Health Assistance Scheme has been increased from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 25 lakh.
Rajasthan government increased pension
The Rajasthan government introduced the Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill 2023 in the assembly earlier this week. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot introduced a bill under which even after completing 100 days of work, they can work for another 25 days under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. If the state government is unable to provide employment, unemployment allowance will be compulsorily given.
In addition, every person belonging to old age, disabled, widow, single women pension category is entitled to social security pension in two installments at the base rate of 15 per cent per annum i.e. 5 per cent in July.
