The Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat had recently declared an increase in allowances of the home guards from Rs250 to Rs350 per day. laundry allowance would also be increased by 50 per cent. However, this matter is still pending before the State Government. Rawat announced the allowance hike while addressing Nagrik Suraksha and home guards day programme organised in Municipal Corporation on December 6.
The CM had declared that the schemes conceived for the welfare of the home guards would be implemented on PRD also.A home guard said, “We are only paid Rs250 per day ie Rs7500 per month. It has become difficult for us to meet the spiraling family expenses with the prices of all the essential commodities sky-rocketing. Besides, there are tuition fees meant for our children. Rs10, 000 per month should be the minimum amount for us by way of allowance.”