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Agartala: Following an indefinite strike by the employees associated with the Mahatma gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the Tripura government on Friday increased their salaries. Tripura Rural Development Minister Jitendra Chaudhury said: “Around 3,000 staff of MGNREGS from now onwards would get a minimum of Rs.6,933 and the maximum of Rs.13,218 per month, considering their status and official position.”

Earlier, the minimum and maximum salaries were between Rs.5,600 and Rs.10,000.

The minister said that to implement the higher rate of salaries for the MGNREGS staffs, the state government has to annually spend Rs.26.33 crore from the government exchequer. Chaudhury also said that the MGNREGS employees from now on would also get maternity and paternity leave and dearness and travelling allowances. Hours after the government announcement, the agitating employees withdrew their three-day-long strike Friday afternoon. (IANS)

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