After a gap of 8 years, the state government decided to provideregular pay scale and other government facilities to 623 contractualsupervisors and 12 statistical assistants under the Social Welfare Department.

As per the order, the contractual employees working for SocialWelfare Department will now be entitled to get Regular Pay Scale as a permanentemployee in the same position.

Assam Chief MinisterSarbananda Sonowal while chairing a Cabinet meeting in Janata Bhawan, Guwahation February 12 approved a slew of schemes for the betterment of stategovernment employees. The schemes addressed a host of issues relevant to Social Welfare Department.