Odisha govt enhances salary of lady matrons
The Odisha government has decided to increase the monthly salary of lady matrons working in the girls hostels run by the ST, SC development, minorities and backward classes welfare department by Rs 5,000.Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has enhanced the lady matrons salary from Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000.
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The Odisha government has decided to increase the monthly salary of lady matrons working in the girls’ hostels run by the ST, SC development, minorities and backward classes welfare department by Rs 5,000.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has enhanced the lady matrons’ salary from Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000. Besides, if any working lady matron dies due to some incident, her legal heir will get ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh, the Chief Minister’s Office said in a statement on Sunday.
It was also announced that the matrons will get Rs one lakh during retirement at the age of 60 years. The state government will spend more than Rs 15 crore annually for this purpose, it said. The decision was taken ahead of the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the state.
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