Enhancement of remuneration/ wages of existing Daily Rated Workers, Persons working in Public Places of Worships w.e.f. 01.03.2021

Enhancement of remuneration/ wages of existing Daily Rated Workers/ Monthly Rated Workers/ Contingent Workers/ Part-time Workers/ Permanent Labourers /Persons working in Public Places of Worships w.e.f. 1st March 2021

GOVERNMENT OF TRIPURA
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
AGARTALA, TRIPURA

No.F.5(1)-FIN(PC)/2021/2445-2645

Agartala, 2nd March, 2021

MEMORANDUM

Subject :Enhancement of remuneration/ wages of Fixed Pay employees (engaged against fixed pay posts created by keeping regular pay scale post in abeyance)/ DRWs/ MRWs/ Contingent Workers/ Part-time Workers/ Permanent Labourers/ Persons working in Public Places of Worship on monthly remuneration basis etc., w.e.f. 01.03.2021 (payable from 01.04.2021)

The undersigned is directed to refer to the subject captioned above and to state that the Governor of Tripura is pleased to decide enhancement of wages/ remuneration of existing Daily Rated Workers/ Monthly Rated Workers/ Contingent Workers/ Part-time Workers/ Permanent Labourers/Persons working in Public Places of Worships w.e.f. 1st March. 2021 (payable from 1st April, 2021), which is as follows :-

[A] Daily Rated Workers/ Monthly Rated Workers/ Contingent Workers/ Part-time Workers engaged against posts created with concurrence of Finance Department :

Category of worker	Existing rate of wages/remuneration	Revised rate of wages remuneration w.e.f 01-03-2021
DRW (Gr-C)	Rs.250.00 per day	Rs.257.50 Per day
DRW (Technical)	Rs.260.00 per day	Rs.267.50 per day
DRW (Group-D)	Rs.230.00 per day	Rs.236.90 per day
Monthly Rated Workers (Gr-D)	Rs.6800.00 per month	Rs.7004.00 per month
Part time Worker ( 4 hrs)	Rs.5480.00 per month	Rs.5637.50 per month
Part time worker (3 hrs)	Rs.5250.00 per month	Rs. 5407.50 per month
Part time worker (2 hrs)	Rs. 5030.00 per month	Rs. 5187.50 per month
Village Chowkidar	Rs.6280.00 per month	Rs.6437.50 per month
School Mother	Rs.4430.00 per month	Rs.4587.50 per month

(B) Permanent Labourers engaged in different Departments under rules framed for the Permanent Labourer :

Category of worker	Existing rate of wages/remuneration	Revised rate of wages remuneration w.e.f 01-03-2021
Permanent Labourer	Rs.240.00 per day	Rs.246.90 per day

(C) Daily rated Workers/Monthly Rated Workers/Contingent Workers/Part-time Workers engaged against created posts without Finance Department’s concurrence

(i) For full time workers, increase of wages @ Rs.6.90 per day or Rs.207.00/- per month whichever is applicable, will be added to the existing rates.

(ii) For Part-time workers, increase of wages @ Rs.5.25 per day or Rs.157.50/- per month, whichever is applicable, will be added to the existing rates.

(D) Persons working in Public places of Worship on monthly remuneration basis:

Category of worker	Existing rate of wages/remuneration	Revised rate of wages remuneration w.e.f 01-03-2021
Head Priest	Rs.8400.00 per month	Rs.8604.00 per month
Adhikari	Rs.8110.00 per month	Rs.8314.00 per month
Priest/Chantai/Principal Chandi Pathak/Cook/Pujari	Rs.6570.00 per month	Rs.6727.50 per month
Tallua/Mali/Guard/Singer/Sweeper/Gardener	Rs.5520.00 per month	Rs.5677.50 per month

(E) Remuneration of Adult Literacy Teacher/Part-time Instructor/Community Health Guide.

Category of worker	Existing rate of wages/remuneration	Revised rate of wages remuneration w.e.f 01-03-2021
Adult Literacy Teacher	Rs.3880.00 per month	Rs.3993.10 per month
Part-time Instructor	Rs.3770.00 per month	Rs.3883.10 per month
Community Health Guide	Rs.3770.00 per month	Rs.3883.10 per month

2. The monthly remuneration of Fixed Pay employees (who have been engaged against fixed pay posts created by keeping abeyance regular scale post) will be enhanced by 3% over the existing fixed monthly remuneration, w.e.f 01.03.2021 (payable from 01.04.2021). The additional monthly remuneration shall be applicable for Group-C and Group-D employees of the aforesaid category. Grant of this additional monthly remuneration shall not be taken into account for determination of minimum basic pay of the aforesaid category of fixed pay employees, at the time of their respective regularization. This rate shall, however, not be applicable to employees on consolidated monthly fixed pay.

Illustration:

(a) Suppose a fixed pay employee (appointed against a fixed pay post keeping regular pay scale post in abeyance) under Group-C category, is drawing monthly remuneration of Rs.16050/- ( i.e 75% of the initial pay in level 7 of the Tripura State Pay Matrix 2018)

On account of release of additional remuneration equivalent to 3% over the existing fixed monthly remuneration, he/she would be allowed Rs.481.50/- (i.e., 3% of Rs.16050/-) additionally w.e.f 01.03.2020 (Payable from 01.04.2021). So, his/her revised monthly remuneration would be Rs.16531.50/- (Rs.16050/- + Rs.481.50/-)

(b) Suppose a fixed pay employee (who is appointed against a fixed pay post keeping regular pay scale post in abeyance) under Group-D category, is drawing monthly remuneration of Rs.12000/- (i.e. 75% of the initial pay in Level 1 of the Tripura State Pay Matrix, 2018)

On account of release of additional remuneration equivalent to 3% over the existing fixed monthly remuneration, he/she would be allowed Rs.360/- (i.e., 3% of Rs.12000/-) additionally w.e.f 01.03.2020 (Payable from 01.04.2021). So, his/her revised monthly remuneration would be Rs.12360/- (Rs.12000/- + Rs.360/-).

(A. Dewanjee)
Deputy Secretary to the
Government of Tripura
Finance Department

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