Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday said the State Government has decided to give regular pay scale to contractual employees of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in the State.
Addressing the representatives of SSA employees union who called on to thank him for this decision and also giving them other benefits at his residence here, Hooda said that these contractual employees have been rendering services for the last 19 years but it was the present State Government which acknowledged their contribution and gave them regular pay scale besides other benefits.
Detailing out the decision of the Government, Education Minister Geeta Bhukkal said that pay scale at par with that of regular employees has been given to those contractual employees who is associated with SSA for five years. Apart from this, they have also been given annual increase of five per cent.
She said similarly, those employees who have been on contract for a period of five to 10 years have also been given regular pay scale along with annual increment of three per cent.
Apart from this, they would also get dearness allowance as per the Government rule, she added. She said that likewise, those employees who have been on contract from more than 10 years have been given regular pay scale along with dearness allowance and travelling allowance.
She said the State Government has so far opened 953 Primary and 1714 Middle Schools under the SSA and appointed 7094 Primary Teachers and 9114 Middle Teachers.