SHIMLA: Reviewing Covid-19 situation in Himachal Pradesh, the state cabinet on Monday decided to open all the educational institutions in the state from February 17. It also decided to open all gyms and cinema halls and allow all kind of langars.
The cabinet also decided to grant revised pension and family pension to about 1.73 lakh pensioners/family pensioners of the state from February 1, 2022. This decision would ensure revision of pension/family pension of 1.30 lakh pensioners/family pensioners from January 1, 2016. About 43,000 employees, who have retired between January 1, 2016 and December 31 last year would also get revised pension and gratuity. Now minimum pension/family pension would increase from Rs 3,500 per month to Rs 9,000 per month from January 1, 2016. It also gave its nod to increase limit of gratuity from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh from January 1, 2016 which would also be applicable for NPS employees.
