Release remaining 30 pc gratuity, leave encashment of ex-class-IV employees: HP govt

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Government on Saturday issued orders to immediately release remaining 30 per cent gratuity and leave encashment arrears of Class-IV employees who have retired or died in harness between January 1, 2016 and January 31, 2022.

The state government has already paid four instalments of interim relief and 12 instalments of dearness allowance on the basic pension and basic family pension, a government spokesperson said in a statement issued here.

He said that concerned pension disbursing authorities have been asked to ensure that, following this release, the gratuity and leave encashment arrears of such Class-IV employees should be zero.