Sanitation workers' wages to be raised by ₹2,100 per month: Haryana CM
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday announced to increase wages of sanitation workers by ₹2,100 per month.
Addressing a gathering in Sirsa to mark the birth anniversary of Sant Kabir Das, Saini also announced to set-up a 100-bed de-addiction centre at the upcoming Sirsa medical college, besides establishing a 30-bed new de-addiction centre near the government hospital in Ellenabad.
He also announced expansion of the existing de-addiction center in Dabwali from 10 to 30 beds.
The chief minister said that his government has increased the wages of sanitation workers to ₹26,000 per month.
Notably, Saini also made similar announcements during the birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmik last year in November during a state-level function in Jind. He also announced to give ₹5 lakh for death on duty of a sanitation worker and ₹10 lakh in case of death while doing sewerage work.
'As many as 5,000 sanitation workers employed through private agencies have now been brought onto the official roles of the respective municipal bodies,' he added.
Saini said, Sant Kabir was a torchbearer of India's spiritual values of 'Sarva Dharma Sambhav' (equal respect for all religions) and 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (the world is one family).
Referring to the supreme court's verdict regarding reservation for the deprived scheduled castes (DSC), the chief minister said that the Haryana government has implemented the decision in the state, ensuring that the DSC community received its rightful share.
He further said that his government has provided a financial grant of ₹71,000 crore for the marriage of 2.6 lakh women from scheduled caste families living below poverty line under the Mukhyamantri Vivah Shagun Yojana. He said that ₹80,000 is provided to 76,985 beneficiaries from the scheduled castes for house repair.
'The deprived scheduled castes community had to struggle for years to get their rights. This issue was raised several times before the previous governments and no chief minister provided them their legitimate rights,' Saini said.
Social justice and empowerment minister Krishan Kumar Bedi leaders from the DSC community were compelled to stage demonstrations, and many protesters even had to go to jail.
'The dream that once remained incomplete has now been fulfilled by the present government, he added.
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