Arunachal Pradesh government has announced hike in wages of labourers working in various departments of the state.
"My government is alive to the problems of working class so a number of welfare measures have been initiated to address their concerns," Chief Minister Nabam Tuki said after formally inking the proposal of enhancement of minimum wages for unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled workers of the state yesterday.
The proposal had been approved by the state cabinet held on February 18, official sources said today.
Under the enhanced rate of wages for all three categories of workers is almost double of the existing ones.
In another landmark decision by the state cabinet, additional powers to municipal councils to impose civic charges has been devolved.
With this total 14 functions out of 18 enlisted in the 12th schedule of the Constitution of India have been devolved to the urban local bodies. The rest would be devolved in a phased manner, the sources said.
