8 April 2024 08:36 am
Earlier, the government had released the first portion of Rs. 10,000 to government employees. The total calculation of the festival advance of the government employees for the New Year season was nearly Rs. 6 billion, and the government had already paid that.
Usually, the government starts to pay government employees salaries from the 16th of every month, with first priority to teachers' salaries, second to tri-forces salaries and with the Provincil Council employee salaries in the third place.
However, the salaries for April will be paid on April 10 in view of the New Year. Usually, government employees' monthly salaries are on the 25th of every month, he said.
"Accordingly, the government has decided to release the salaries of government employees, including the remaining Rs. 5,000, which is a total of Rs. 107 billion, to relavent institutions from today. Nearly Rs. 13 billion has been increased for this month other than ordinary salaries," the State Minister said.
Nearly Rs. 28 billion was already being paid to pensioners.
Other welfare allowances related to the month of April will be given without any delay, the State Finance Minister added.