Bhubaneswar : In a major decision the Odisha government today decided that all government employees in contractual service will be renamed as initial appointee of the state government and would no longer be called contractual employees.
The Odisha Cabinet held under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today also decided to revise their remuneration upward by50 per cent and extend RCM allowances to such employees. Earlier they were not getting any benefits. Their service was regularised after completion of six years.
The Cabinet today approved a proposal to amend the Odisha Group B posts ( (Contractual point net)Rules 2013 for the purpose and decided to give 50 per cent more salary than what they were getting earlier.
The contractual employees in the Pay Band two as per the rules were getting initial remuneration and annual increase of remuneration of Rs16,880 on completionof first year, Rs 18,570 on completion of second year, , Rs 20,430 on completion of third year, Rs 22480 on fourth year, 24730 on fifth year and Rs 27,210 on the completion of six year.
Their service was regularised after six years. Briefing newspersons after the Cabinet meeting state Minister of Panchayatiraj and Law Pratap Jena described the decision as a historic one .
Mr Jena said the decision was taken in view of the inflation. He said from now on from first year of their service the initial appointees would 50 per cent more than what they were getting earlier.
The initial appointees would get Rs 25,300 on completition of first year, Rs 26,500 on completion of second year, Rs 27,800 on completion of third year, Rs 29,200 on completion of fourth year, Rs Rs 30,600 on completion of fifth year and Rs32,100 on completion of six year of service.
Mr Jena said the decision would cost Rs 250 crore to the state exchequer every year. He said earlier the Contractual employees were not getting any benefit. But the cabinet decided to reimburse the medical expenses of the initial appointees.
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