In a major decision, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday announced 4 percent additional Dearness Allowance (DA) to government employees and 27 percent hike in honorarium to contractual employees in the state.
This was announced during the ongoing Monsoon session of the assembly.
With this decision, 5 lakh government employees and 37,000 contractual employees will benefit.
The Chief Minister also announced Rs 2,000 hike in honorarium of guest teachers in the school education department, Rs 500 resources allowance to Patwaris and honorarium of Rs 4,000 to unskilled, semi skilled, skilled and highly skilled employees in government departments.
He announced Rs 8,000 annual kit allowance of police constables and a hike of special allowance of Rs 2,500 to Panchayat Secretaries.
The House Rent Allowance (HRA) of government employees was hiked by 9 percent and 6 percent respectively for B and C category cities.
The agitating government employees' demand for DA at par with Central government employees was met but contractual employees have not been regularized.