Rajasthan govt discontinues pension to MISA detainees

Jaipur: The Ashok Gehlot cabinet on Monday decided to discontinue pension benefits to MISA detainees introduced during the previous BJP-led government. The cabinet has repealed the Rajasthan Democracy Fighter Samman Nidhi Rules, 2008.

The government said that it was a financial burden. By repealing the act, the government has reduced the financial burden on the treasury by about Rs 40 crore annually, according to cabinet minister Shanti Dhariwal.

During the Emergency imposed by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi-led Congress government between 1975 and 1977, thousands were detained across the country under MISA.

The pension scheme for MISA detainees was started by the then Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government in 2008.

The Congress government has now discontinued the pension benefits by repealing the Act.

The state cabinet on Monday approved proposals for relaxation of various service rules in the interest of employees.

The proposal to include the entry of posts of semi-skilled mechanic and unskilled mechanic created in the Civil Aviation Department in the Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules-2017 has been approved, according to a press release issued by the DIPR Rajasthan.

With this, these posts will get the benefit of the seventh pay scale. Along with this, the cabinet discontinued the post of Psychological Counselor in the Department of Medical and Health from the Rajasthan Medical and Health Subordinate Services Rules-1965, due to inclusion of this post in the state service in the Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules-2017. The amendment is approved. After this amendment, officers of this post will get Level-14 salary in the Pay Matrix.

The cabinet has approved the proposal to amend the grade pay of Assistant Statistics Officer (Agriculture) and Statistics Assistant Agriculture Department in Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules-2008.

With this, the Assistant Statistics Officer and Statistics Assistant appointed in Agriculture Department will be able to get the same pay scale as Assistant Statistical Officer and Statistics Assistant of Economic and Statistics Department. The cabinet has also approved the proposal to amend the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Secretariat (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules-1992, for this, two years in place of three years of work experience for the promotion of Section Officer from Assistant Section Officer in Rajasthan Legislative Secretariat.