The Himachal Pradesh authorities has selected Monday to challenge amended pensions and household pensions to roughly 1.73 lakh pensioners within the state from February 1, mentioned an official spokesperson to PTI.
The chief minister Jai Ram Thakur chaired the state cupboard assembly that made the choice, he added.
In keeping with the spokesperson, about 43,000 staff who retired between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2021, will get revised pension and gratuity, as per PTI reported.
He said that from January 1, 2016, the minimal pension and household pension might be elevated from Rs 3,500 to Rs 9,000 per 30 days.
The state cupboard additionally accepted elevating the utmost gratuity restrict from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh, efficient January 1, 2016, for NPS staff, he added.
In keeping with the spokesperson, pensioners and household pensioners above the age of 80 would get an additional pension profit on their revised pension and household pension.
From July 1, 2021, the cupboard additionally determined to supply 31% dearness reduction to pensioners.
The revision of pensions will lead to a further annual price of Rs 1,785 crore. He famous that the state authorities has already supplied interim reduction to pensioners within the quantity of Rs 1,450.44 crore, as per PTI talked about.
The cupboard additionally accepted the acquisition and deployment of fifty extra ambulances below the 108 Nationwide Ambulance Providers, which would offer free transportation to sufferers in want of quick therapy.
