Arunachal to offer 'Golden Handshake'

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Itanagar, June 09 (UNI): In a major policy decision, the Arunachal Pradesh government has announced an ambitious 'Golden Handshake' package for retrenchment of excess labourers as recommended by a high powered committee, constituted for the purpose. As per the package, those labourers working for less than 15 years in a particular department would get 15 days salary including compensation of Rs 2000 for each completed year, government spokesman and Water Resources Department Minister Tako Dabi said at press conference here this afternoon.

For those labourers who have completed 15 years or more, their services would be guided as per the High Court order and statutory rules, he informed and added that the amount would help the labourers to start their own business. There were over 30,000 labourers in the state and the government was paying around Rs 107 crore annually on their wages. Out of the total numbers, PWD alone has 12,000 casual and 4000 work charged labourers, while power department has over 9000 labourers. Mr Dabi also said the state cabinet also approved implementation of centrally sponsored Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) programme in the state from the current financial year. A tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Centre, state government and urban local bodies was signed and the city development plan (CDP) in this regard was made, PWD and Urban Development Minister Nabam Tuki said, adding the state government had proposed an amount of Rs 1,788 crore for the project and would start work on preparation of detailed project report. Under the programme various schemes like water supply, drainage, sewage, sanitation, construction of sectoral roads, parking areas, solid waste management, inter state bus terminus, street lights, common play ground, children parks, fly overs, foot paths and low cost urban housing would be undertaken, he added.

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