Apart from this, the government has also decided to regularize the services of daily wage laborers who have completed four years of service till March 31. Those whose service is about to complete four years by September 30, will also be regularized accordingly. An official statement said that all the notifications have been issued by the government.

Government is committed for the welfare of the employees:

CM Chief Minister Sukhwinder Sukhu said that the present government is committed for the welfare of the employees and several steps have been taken for the benefit of the employees. The CM said that despite the critical financial condition of the state, 3 percent dearness allowance has already been released to the employees and pensioners.

The demand for restoration of old pension was also fulfilled:

Sukhu CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that the government has also fulfilled the long-standing demand of the employees by restoring the old pension scheme for NPS employees. 1.36 lakh employees have benefited from this decision.

Let us inform that apart from Himachal Pradesh, the old pension scheme has also been restored in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Punjab. Apart from this, in many states, the demand for restoration of old pension is being made by the government employees. Instead of the old pension system, now the employees get the benefit of the new pension scheme. Employees appointed from the year 2004 get the benefit of NPS.

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The state government has announced to increase the dearness allowance (DA Hike) along with restoring the old pension for government employees. The announcement of DA hike by the government will benefit 2.15 lakh employees and 1.90 lakh pensioners. The DA has been increased by 3 percent for the employees and pensioners from the Himachal government. Now 34 percent DA will be available as against the earlier 31 percent.

The burden of 500 crores will be on the exchequer

According to the information given by the government, 3% DA hike will put an additional burden of about 500 crores on the exchequer of Himachal Pradesh government. Apart from this, CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu also announced a monthly allowance of Rs 1,500 to 9,000 women of Spiti who are above 18 years of age from June 2023. Let us tell you that DA and DR are increased twice a year by the government. Dearness Allowance (DA) is given to government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners.

1.36 lakh employees will be benefited, on the other hand, the Himachal government has issued a notification to restore the old pension scheme from April 1, 2023. This will benefit 1.36 lakh employees of the state government. These employees will not face deduction under the National Pension Scheme (NPS). The Chief Secretary of the state has issued a notification to implement OPS. Let us tell you that during the assembly elections 2022, the Congress had promised to restore the old pension (OPS).

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