Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday announced that a house rent allowance would be provided to Fire and Emergency Service personnel who are staying in barracks and not provided with residential accommodation.
The government also increased the diet and mobility allowances for firefighters and officers.
According to a notification issued by the Home Department, the house rent allowance (HRA) will now be given to firemen, havildars and those in equivalent ranks of Odisha Fire & Emergency Service, who are staying in barracks and not provided with residential accommodation.
“The admissible rate shall be decided on the basis of place of posting of Odisha Fire & Emergency Service personnel, irrespective of the place of actual deployment,” it said.
The special diet allowance to personnel in the rank of fireman, havildars and those in equivalent ranks has been enhanced from Rs 900 to Rs 1,400 per month.
Monthly motorcycle or mobility allowance was earlier given to station officers and assistant fire officers, and is now extended to assistant station officers and those in equivalent ranks, the notification said.
The mobility allowance for officers and assistant officers has been enhanced from Rs 300 to Rs 1050.
Monthly mobility allowance for fireman, havildars and those in equivalent ranks has been enhanced from Rs 150 to Rs 300, the notification said, adding that the risk allowance to personnel from the rank of fireman to assistant fire officer has been increased from Rs 400 to Rs 1000 per month.
Taking to X, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said, “Hon’ble CM Mohan Charan Majhi’s initiative towards social security of firefighters. For the welfare of firefighters who provide prompt services to people in various situations, their house rent.”
He added that with this decision as many as 6,058 Odisha Fire & Emergency Service personnel will be benefited.
ଅଗ୍ନିଶମ କର୍ମଚାରୀଙ୍କ ସାମାଜିକ ସୁରକ୍ଷା ଦିଗରେ ମାନ୍ୟବର ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ ମୋହନ ଚରଣ ମାଝୀଙ୍କ ବଳିଷ୍ଠ ପଦକ୍ଷେପ। ବିଭିନ୍ନ ପରିସ୍ଥିତିରେ ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ତ୍ୱରିତ ସେବା ଯୋଗାଉଥିବା ଅଗ୍ନିଶମ କର୍ମଚାରୀଙ୍କ କଲ୍ୟାଣ ପାଇଁ ଘରଭଡ଼ା ପ୍ରଦାନ ସହ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଭତ୍ତା ବୃଦ୍ଧି କରାଯାଇଛି। ଏହାଦ୍ଵାରା ୬୦୫୮ ଅଗ୍ନିଶମ କର୍ମଚାରୀ ଉପକୃତ ହେବେ। pic.twitter.com/XWnH4jyVHV
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