Just two days before Diwali, the Rajasthan government announced a pay review for around 31,000 employees working in different capacities. The salary hike was announced by Rajasthan’s Minister of Education, BD Kalla. Kalla said the pay scales for around 31,473 contract workers, gram panchayat assistants, education workers and para teachers have been revised and they will now receive salaries based on the length of their period of service.
Kalla said contract workers, gram panchayat assistants, education workers and para teachers will now receive a salary of Rs 18,500 after nine years of service and Rs 32,000 after 18 years of service. The Rajasthan government approved the hike on Oct. 21.
“Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot ji has revised the pay scale for contract workers, Gram Panchayat assistants, education workers and para-teachers whose number is estimated at 31,473. They will now be paid a salary of Rs 18,500 over 9 years of service and Rs 32,000 over 18 years. years of service,” Kalla said in a tweet.
लोकप्रिय मुख्यमंत्री श्री अशोक जी गहलोत ग ग ग ग इन्हे अब अब 9 साल की पर पर पर 18500 रुपए सैलेरी तथा तथा 18 साल की पर पर 32 हजार रुपए मिलेगी मिलेगी। मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी मिलेगी pic.twitter.com/0IiV9SOSRl— Dr. Bulaki Das Kalla (@DrBDKallaINC) October 21, 2022
According to the copy of the order, these positions have been placed under “Rajasthan Contract Hiring Rules for Civilian Positions”. The designations of education workers, para-teachers and gram panchayat assistants have been changed.
Former minister and Congress legislator Harish Chaudhary called the announcement a “Diwali gift” to people in the state government.
It should be recalled that the government of Rajasthan has already announced an increase in Dearness allowance on September 28 for state government employees and retirees, after the announcement of the same by the central government. The Rajasthan government has increased AD by 4% to 38% from 34% previously. The AD hike decision benefited about 8 state government employees and 4.40 lakh pensioners.
The central government had announced an increase in DA in September, indicating that the 4% increase would be effective from July 1, 2022.