7,852 part-time workers to be employed in Himachal

Tribune News Service
Shimla July 10

The Cabinet on Friday decided to enhance the honorarium of part-time water carriers engaged in the Education Department from Rs 2,400 to Rs 2,700 per month.

The Cabinet also decided to provide the Loktantra Prahari Samman Rashi of Rs 8,000 per month to those who have undergone 1-15 days of incarceration and Rs 12,000 per month to those who have undergone 15 days or above incarceration during the Emergency between June 25, 1975, and March 21, 1977 under MISA.It gave its nod to a draft policy for engaging part-time multi-task workers in government schools. At least 7,852 workers will be paid an honorarium of Rs 31.25 per hour for six hours per day for 10 months in an academic year.

The Cabinet gave its consent to establish a training academy/centre at Barchwad in the Sarkaghat area of Mandi district to train those who are willing to join the defence and paramilitary forces. It decided to open a new horticulture division in the Public Works Department in Shimla.

It approved the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Himachal Pradesh (Amendment) Rules, 2019. This would give the ‘Fixed Term Employment Workman’ the same statutory benefits like regular workers and thus decrease the exploitation of contract workers.