Haryana Government on Thursday announced to increase the amount of interest-free loan to its class-IV employees for the purchase of wheat from Rs 15,000 to Rs 16,000 during the current financial year.
This would benefit over 40,000 such employees in the state.
Finance Minister Capt. Abhimanyu said that loan would be recovered in 10 equal monthly installments.
The wheat loan would not be sanctioned to work charge or daily wage employees or employees who are on deputation in Corporations or local Bodies. In case both husband and wife are Government employees, either of the spouse would be granted this facility, he added.
In a separate order, Haryana Government on Thursday also decided to grant three percent horizontal reservation in direct recruitment of group A, B, C and D posts to the persons with disabilities on the total number of post in the cadre strength.
The Government has decided to provide three per cent reservation in case of promotion to group A, B, C and D post with effect from date of Persons With Disabilities (PWD) Act coming into force on the post identified for persons with disabilities notified by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment from time to time, said an official spokesman.
He said that reservation would be given in jobs in the Government departments, Government undertakings, local bodies and universities.
A written communication has been sent to all Administrative Secretaries, Heads of departments, Divisional Commissioners, Managing Directors of Boards and Corporations, Deputy Commissioners, Registrar General of Punjab and Haryana High Court and Registrars of all the Universities in the State, he added.