In a significant decision, the State Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal of increasing remuneration of all contractual employees working under State Government by 50 per cent, informed Minister Pratap Jena after Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.The contractual employees would be referred to as “Initial Appointees” from now onwards, the Minister said. The existing remuneration would be hiked by 50 per cent in first year while employees would be regularised after six years. The State Government would bear an additional expenditure of`250 crore every year for this purpose, said Jena. Earlier, these employees were not getting any additional benefits. Now, they would get reimbursement towards medical treatment, the Minister added.