Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday raised the gratuity limit for state government employees from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 20 lakh, his office said in a statement.
The BJP government in Odisha Tuesday enhanced the gratuity limit for state government employees from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 20 lakh. The decision was taken by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, according to an official release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).
As per the CMO release, the raise applies to the Death-Cum-Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) and is effective retroactively from January 1, 2024, for all regular state government employees, adding that decision was taken following requests from various service associations in the state calling for an increase in the DCRG ceiling.
The move aligns with the central government’s recent adjustment to the retirement and death gratuity under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, which also took effect from January 1, 2024, it said.
Earlier, the central government has also enhanced the Death-Cum-Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021 for its employees with effect from January 1, 2024.
In August, the Narendra Modi government at the Centre had also approved Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), to provide an assured pension, a minimum pension and an assured family pension to central government employees.
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