NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday introduced one more sop forward of the upcoming meeting elections, doubling the honorarium of training staff within the state.In a social media put up on X, Nitish claimed that cooks, evening watchmen, and bodily training and well being instructors have performed a vital position in strengthening the training system within the state, and introduced an increment of their month-to-month salaries.“Cooks, evening watchmen, and bodily training and well being instructors have performed a vital position in strengthening the training system. Maintaining this in thoughts, we’ve determined to double the honorarium of those staff, making a good improve,” Nitish stated.“The honorarium for cooks working beneath the mid-day meal scheme within the Schooling Division has been doubled from Rs 1,650 to Rs 3,300. Equally, the honorarium for evening watchmen working in secondary/greater training colleges has been doubled from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000. Moreover, the honorarium for bodily training and well being instructors has been doubled from Rs 8,000 to Rs 16,000. Moreover, their annual wage increment has been elevated from Rs 200 to Rs 400. It will enhance the morale of the employees, enabling them to hold out their duties with higher enthusiasm and dedication,” he added.Forward of the upcoming meeting elections scheduled for the top of the yr, CM Nitish has introduced a sequence of social welfare initiatives geared toward increasing the protection internet.In a latest transfer, the Bihar authorities introduced a hike within the pension of accredited journalists beneath the Bihar Patrakaar Samman Pension Scheme. The state cupboard additionally authorized a brand new domicile coverage that limits the prevailing 35% reservation for ladies in authorities jobs to solely those that are everlasting residents of Bihar. As well as, the federal government has launched a provision of 125 models of free electrical energy for home shoppers.The Bihar authorities on Sunday additionally authorized the formation of the State Sanitation Employees Fee to safeguard the rights of sanitation staff and guarantee their welfare, rehabilitation, empowerment, and entry to authorities schemes.