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UP Government Launches Special Campaign for Salary Hike, Here's How Employees Will Benefit

Take advantage of the Uttar Pradesh government's unique effort to unlock the possibility of a pay increase. Find out how this program can help thousands of workers and take advantage of the chance to get financial relief and raises.

Sparsh Goel

Jun 12, 2024 11:54 GMT

UP News: The UP government of Yogi Adityanath has once again provided good news to state workers. The most recent information indicates that retiring state personnel will now get the benefit of the pay raise in the form of an increase in their pension and gratuity. Actually, the National Salary Increase Policy proposal has been adopted by the UP government, benefiting thousands of state government employees.

Previous Ineligibility for Pay Increase

In the first cabinet meeting after the elections, #UPCM Shri @myogiadityanath's government approved a notable gift for lakhs of state government employees. Government employees retiring on June 30 and December 31 can benefit from the proposed salary hike from July 1 and January… pic.twitter.com/Xntv8dmTTI
— Government of UP (@UPGovt) June 12, 2024

According to clarification from State Finance Minister Suresh Khanna, employees who retired on June 30 and December 31 in the past were not eligible for a pay increase. But now that the National Salary Increase Policy proposal has been approved, thousands of workers will be eligible to benefit from the pay increase.

The state workers have received significant respite from the BJP government, which is led by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The National Salary Hike Policy proposal has been approved by the Uttar Pradesh government's Finance Department. The National Salary Hike Policy was really put into effect after being reviewed in the cabinet meeting that followed the Lok Sabha elections.

According to Suresh Khanna, the Finance Minister of the Uttar Pradesh government, state workers who retire on June 30 or December 31 will now be eligible for a pay increase on July 1 or January 1. Let us inform you that retiring employees were not previously eligible to receive compensation increases.

Introduction of National Salary Increase Scheme

The UP government has suggested a National Salary Increase Scheme that will benefit thousands of state government employees. Allow us to inform you that thousands of workers retire from various state departments on June 30 and December 31 of each year.

Following this, on January 1st or July 1st, the government usually announces a pay increase for employees. The retiring employees do not receive its benefit in such a scenario. However, as a result of the National wage Increase, retiring employees will now get pension and gratuity increases in addition to their wage increases.