Said all the decisions taken, including DA and HRA, were historical
Chhattisgarh never received DA equal to the Center: Officer-Employee Union
Representatives of the Officer Employees Union said, Chief Minister’s announcement ushered in happiness
Delighted employees honored the Chief Minister by adorning him with garlands and raising the slogan ‘Bhupesh Baghel Zindabad’
Raipur, 20 July 2023
The delegation of the Chhattisgarh Employees Officers United Front met Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel in his office located in the Vidhan Sabha premises today. The delegation expressed their gratitude to Chief Minister Mr. Baghel for the decision taken in the interest of government employees. Describing it as employee-friendly and historical, the delegation said that there is a wave of happiness among the employees across the state. The delighted employees honored the Chief Minister by garlanding him and raising slogans of ‘Bhupesh Baghel Zindabad’. The members of the delegation said that so far, no Chief Minister has bestowed so many gifts on the officers and employees of the state. For the first time, DA at par with the Center is being given in Chhattisgarh. The representatives said that the increase in DA was unexpected for all of them. By increasing the DA, the Chief Minister has given a huge gift to lakhs of employees and their families. The officers-employees urged the Chief Minister that it is the intention of the officers-employees from all over the state to express their gratitude to the Chief Minister by organizing a grand event in Raipur.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister said that our government always takes care of its employees. The Chief Minister advised them that they should continue to discharge their responsibilities diligently. He said that farmers, laborers, and employees contribute to the development of the state, and we take care of them. At the time of Corona, we did not deduct anyone’s salary because people worked without caring for their lives. On this occasion, the Chief Minister motivated the officers and employees to work conscientiously in the interest of the state.
It is notable that, in the interest of the employees, Chief Minister Mr. Baghel made several big announcements in the Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday in the supplementary budget. He announced a 4 percent DA hike, an HRA hike on the basis of the seventh pay scale, a 27 percent hike in the salary of contract workers, a Rs. 4,000 hike in daily wage earners, and a Rs. 2,500 to Rs. 3,000 hike in the special allowance for Panchayat Secretaries. Several important announcements were made, including a monthly resource allowance for Patwaris and an annual allowance of Rs 8,000 for police constables, after which there was a wave of happiness among the officers and employees across the state.
The delegation included Mr. Kamal Verma, Provincial Convenor of Chhattisgarh Employees Officer Federation; Mr. Anil Shukla, Provincial Convener of Employees Officer Federation; Mr. Mahendra Singh Rajput, Chairman of Chhattisgarh Employees Association; Mr. Vivek Dubey; Mr. Vasudev Pandey; Mr. Pradeep Pandey; Mr. Mahendra Chandrakar; Mr. Chandrakant Kannauje; Mr. B.R. P. Sharma, State Chairman of Chhattisgarh Employees Congress; Mr. Rajesh Chatterjee, State Chairman Chhattisgarh Federation, Mr. Chandrashekhar Tiwari, State Chairman of Chhattisgarh Class III Employees Union; Mr. Dr. Laxman Bharti, Chairman of Chhattisgarh Ajax; Mr. Kamlesh Singh Rajput, Provincial Chairman of Chhattisgarh Patwari Sangh; Mr. Sunil Yadav, Provincial General Secretary, Chhattisgarh Teachers Congress; Mr. G. R. Chandra, State Chairman, Chhattisgarh State Class III Employees Union; Mr. Pankaj Pandey; Mr. Satish Mishra, Treasurer, C.G. Employees Officer Federation; Mr. Sanjay Singh, State Chairman, C.G. Clerical Employees Union; Mr. Ashwani Chelak, Chhattisgarh State Employees Union; Mr. Tirath Lal Sen, Patron, Chhattisgarh Ministerial Employees Union; Mr. Alok Mishra, Provincial Chairman, State Health Employees Union; Mr. Rohit Tiwari, Provincial Chairman, State Clerical Employees Union; Mr. Yashwant Verma, General Secretary, Chhattisgarh Teachers Association; Mr. Sanjay Tiwari, Provincial Spokesperson, Employees Officer Federation/United Front; Mr. Karan Singh Ateria, Provincial Chairman, State Officer Staff Association; Mr. Santosh Verma, Chairman, Directorate Employees Union; Mr. Satyendra Dewangan Chairman, Chhattisgarh Apex; Mr. Vijay Lahare, State Chairman, Agricultural Extension Officers Association; Mr. Manish Mishra, Provincial Chairman, Assistant Teachers Federation; Mr. Neeraj Rajput, Provincial Chairman, Chhattisgarh Revenue Patwari Association; Mr. Deep Chand Bharti, Provincial Chairman, Chhattisgarh Revenue Inspector Association; Yuddheshwar Singh Thakur, Provincial Chairman, Chhattisgarh Court Employees Association; Manish Singh Thakur, Provincial Chairman, Chhattisgarh Vehicle Drivers Association; Kedar Jain, Provincial Chairman, Joint Teachers Association; Mr. Tarzan Gupta, Provincial Chairman, Health Coordinator Employees Association; Mrs. Ritu Parihar, Provincial Chairperson, Women Supervisor Association and others.
