The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet on Friday decided to make 48,000 daily wage employees permanent. Pay-scales of `4000-80-7000 to the unskilled, 4500-90-7500 to the semi-skilled and `5000-100-8000 to the skilled workers were also sanctioned at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Moreover, to provide benefit of seniority as on September 1, 2016, the concerned pay-scale will be fixed calculating increment rate of the concerned pay-scale on the basis of years completed. On this current 125 percent DA will be payable to them. Salary fixation will be made from September 1, 2016.
The next salary increment will be payable from September 2017. On completion of superannuation age, 15 days per year gratuity will be payable on the basis of service period salary. This amount will be limited to Rs 1.25 lakh for unskilled, Rs 1.50 lakh for semi-skilled and Rs 1.75 lakh for the skilled workers.
As per the decision, daily wages employees who were employed on May 16, 2007 and still employed till September 1, 2016 will be eligible for this pay-scale and other benefits. Moreover, those daily wages employees appointed by the competent officer after the approval from the Government will be eligible also in this scheme.
Further, daily wages employees who are retired/ separated from the services or those who left the services will not be eligible for this scheme. This scheme is not applicable for people appointed on contractual, hourly rated and outsourcing.
The Cabinet has decided for creation of 6,250 new posts in the police department. Action will be initiated by the Home department soon on this.
Moreover, the Cabinet has given its consent in principle to establish composite logistics hub at Katni. This hub will be established and run for 30 years through private investment at Government land on the principle of D.B.F.O.T (Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer). A decision has been taken to transfer 81 acre land (32.63 hectare) free to the food department. Expected investment is Rs. 125 crore on this scheme. A proposal will be sent to the Union Government now.
The Cabinet has given its sanction to increase financial assistance given to brick kilns/ pottery from Rs 3000 to 10,000 in case of natural calamities. Provision will be made in Revenue book circular 6-4.
Further, the Cabinet has given sanction of Rs 65.49 cr for the construction of new joint office building of the offices of revenue division, commissioner land record, bandobast and commissioner Gwalior which come under the revenue department.
The Cabinet has decided to merge 7 serving employees of State cooperative Tilhan Utpadak Sangh in the State cooperative tribunal as assistant grade -3, drivers and peons under the merger scheme of various Government departments.
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