Panchkula, Nov 6 (UNI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday announced a 38 per cent in

Panchkula, Nov 6 (UNI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday announced a 38 per cent increase in the monthly honorarium of rural chowkidars from Rs 11,000 to Rs 15,221 and extended Employees' State Insurance (ESI) and labour welfare benefits to them for the first time, in a move covering 5,201 village watchmen across the state. Addressing the state-level Rural Chowkidar Samman Samaroh here, Saini announced increases in uniform, bicycle and other allowances, saying the decisions would take effect immediately and impose an additional annual burden of approximately Rs 27 crore on the state exchequer. Under the revised structure,…