Assam Govt Employees To Get Enhanced Increment

Guwahati, Jan 29 : Assam government employees will receive enhanced annual increment with retrospective benefit and house rent irrespective of rented or own house, while the fixed pay of casual and ad hoc employees has been raised.

Chief minister Tarun Gogoi today decided to grant an annual increment of three per cent of basic pay to the government employees notionally fixed with retrospective effect from January 1, 2006.

There shall, however, be no increment based on performance, officials said quoting Gogoi.

House rent allowance will be at the rate of 15 per cent of basic pay in Guwahati, 12 per cent in district and sub divisional headquarters and 10 per cent in all other places in the state without any distinction between rented and own house.

The chief minister also enhanced the fixed pay of casual and ad hoc employees from Rs 3000 to Rs 4500 per month.