State govt to give monthly risk allowance to contractual employees in COVID testing labs

Team Udayavani, Jun 3, 2021, 10:25 AM IST

Bengaluru: The state government announced a monthly risk allowance for contractual employees in COVID testing labs of government medical institutions.

Health Minister K Sudhakar taking to Twitter worte, “Medical Education Department has announced a monthly risk allowance for 922 contract employees in COVID testing labs of government medical institutions: Research Scientist, Research Assistant, Lab technician, Data entry operators: Rs 5,000 Nurses: Rs 8,000 Group D: Rs 10,000.”

Research scientists, research assistants, lab technicians, data entry operators will receive Rs 5,000, while nurses and Group D employees will get Rs 8,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively.