Wages of Muster Roll employees to be hiked from next year: CM

On the second day of the series of meeting with government officers and employees of the state and the demands made by them Chamling announced that wages of Muster Roll employees would be raised from April 2013.

The chief minister said "we will frame policies which will cover short term and long term benefits for the employees." said the CM.

Employees of various service associations had submitted their representation to the chief minister at the beginning of the meeting.

Chamling the policy of appointment on compassionate ground was started by this government as a welfare measure. Further, this government has also initiated promotions for fourth grade employees of the state.

In order to give equal justice to all the government employees this government has also created various cadre services for employees in various sectors, he added.

Besides increasing the duration of maternity leave for women employees the government has also initiated paternity leave for the fathers of the new born for 15-days.