Newly-appointed Sikkim Chief Minister PS Golay on Monday announced a five-day working week for State Government employees.
After taking charge of the office at Tashiling state secretariat, he also held a meeting with top Government officials.
Talking to reporters after interacting with senior officials, Golay said there will be five-day working week for the Government employees in Sikkim.
“We have fulfilled one of our election promises to reduce the working week for Government employees from six days earlier to five days,” he said. The Government employees will get an additional day as holiday which they will use to take care of their health and that of their parents and family members, he said.
The Chief Minister also announced his Ministers and MLAs, including himself, will use Scorpio vehicles instead of Fortuner SUVs which were being used by the elected representatives earlier.
“For the time being we have no option but to use Fortuner SUVs, but we will use Scorpio vehicles once they are made available to us,” Golay said. The SKM supremo had earlier accused the SDF government headed by his predecessor PK Chamling for “misusing public money”.
Golay said the money saved on using less expensive vehicles like Scorpio will be used for betterment of the people of Sikkim.