Bhubaneswar BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi has demanded that the Centre hike the daily allowance for Home Guards in Odisha.
Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha, she said that more than 17,000 Home Guards are working in Odisha and they get only a Rs-300 allowance per day for their service.
“Home Guards are appointed as an auxiliary to police to provide emergency services. However, the daily allowance is just Rs 300 for each of Home Guards in Odisha and the number is over 17,000,” Sarangi told the House.
The Supreme Court in an order in March 2015 had said the minimum daily allowance meant for police should be given to the Home Guards. However, the order was not followed by the authorities, for which the Odisha Home Guard Organisation approached the Orissa High Court.
The High Court gave a ruling on a hike in daily allowance for Home Guards. The court ordered to increase the daily allowance to Rs 533, the Srangi pointed out in the Lok Sabha. She urged the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to communicate with the State Government on this matter and meet the demand of the Odisha Home Guard Organisation.