New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Group C and D employees of Railway hospitals in the country will now get the benefit of hospital patient care allowance.
Addressing reporters after a cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi said employees working in Railway General Hospitals (those with 30 beds or more) and super speciality Railway hospitals (those with 10 beds or more) would get the benefit.
The minister said the allowance would be at the rate of Rs.700 per month and Rs.695 per month for the identified Group C and D employees respectively.
Without spelling out the number of beneficiaries, Dasmunsi said the government decision would benefit thousands of lower grade employees.
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