Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has raised the duty call-up allowance of home guards to Rs 533 from Rs 423 per day.
The hike in the duty call-up allowance of home guards in Odisha was made according to the judgment of the Supreme Court of India passed on March 17 this year, said a notification issued by the Home Department on Thursday.
The hike in the call-up allowance of home guards will come into force retrospectively from April 1, 2023.
It is worth mentioning here that on March 17 the Supreme Court upheld an order of the Orissa High Court to pay Rs 533 as duty call-up allowance to home guards in Odisha. The apex court had dismissed an appeal of the state government against the High Court order.
Hearing a petition filed by three home guards, a single judge bench of Orissa High Court in 2020 had ordered the payment of Rs 533 as per day duty call-up allowance to home guards.
