Bhubaneswar, January 1:Odisha government has announced a sizeable hike in the gratuity of teachers and staff of government-aided schools and colleges.
Acting on the long cherished demands of the teachers’ forums, Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi has hiked the death and retirement gratuity for teaching and non-teaching staff from Rs 5 lakhs to Rs 7.5 lakhs.
With the CM’s approval accorded today, lakhs of teaching and nonteaching staff working in aided schools and colleges will be benefited.