Muslim government staff to get 90 mins on Friday for namaz
The Uttarakhand cabinet officially allowed one-and-a-half hours' time, between 12 pm and 2 pm every Friday, to Muslim employees — including those serving in various government departments and undertakings — to offer namaz at mosques near their places of work. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting, chaired by chief minister Harish Rawat, late on Saturday night.
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CM Harish Rawat said that since most Muslims religiously offer namaz, they deserve to get a fixed time officially for the purpose. "We have cleared this proposal not to woo the Muslim voters in view of upcoming assembly polls in the state. The decision was taken keeping in mind the problems Muslim employees face while balancing their duty hours and namaz timings," said CM Rawat.
Terming the decision as a welcome gesture, Muslim organisations said it will allow all Muslims to offer namaz freely and without having to worry about work during prayer time. "Earlier, Muslim employees used to go to the nearest mosques to offer namaz during lunch break. This is a good move," said Akram Ahmad, a resident of Dehradun.
This proposal was among 12 others ones which were okayed by the cabinet. The state cabinet also gave the nod for implementing the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission with effect from January 1, 2017. Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, senior IAS officer Anand Vardhan said about 250 lakh state government employees and over 5 lakh retired employees will get this benefit.
The cabinet also gave the green signal to the proposed metro line from Dehradun to Roorkee. The state government also cleared the proposal to merge Dehradun, Haridwar and Roorkee towns to make it a conurbation, on the lines of Delhi NCR.
The other important cabinet decisions taken on Saturday include providing health cards to over 250 lakh serving government employees and about 5 lakh retired employees that will facilitate free medical treatment up to Rs 1.75 lakh under the state-sponsored Chief Minister's Swasthya Yojna. Under the scheme, the state government will deduct a premium, ranging from 0.5% to 1% of the monthly salary or pension, to run the scheme.
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This proposal was among 12 others ones which were okayed by the cabinet. The state cabinet also gave the nod for implementing the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission with effect from January 1, 2017. Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, senior IAS officer Anand Vardhan said about 250 lakh state government employees and over 5 lakh retired employees will get this benefit.
The cabinet also gave the green signal to the proposed metro line from Dehradun to Roorkee. The state government also cleared the proposal to merge Dehradun, Haridwar and Roorkee towns to make it a conurbation, on the lines of Delhi NCR.
The other important cabinet decisions taken on Saturday include providing health cards to over 250 lakh serving government employees and about 5 lakh retired employees that will facilitate free medical treatment up to Rs 1.75 lakh under the state-sponsored Chief Minister's Swasthya Yojna. Under the scheme, the state government will deduct a premium, ranging from 0.5% to 1% of the monthly salary or pension, to run the scheme.
This article is from Times Of India. Click here to read more.
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