Assam Government to raise home guards remuneration from Rs 300 to Rs 767

The Assam government has raised the daily duty allowances for home guards from earlier Rs 300-315 per day per head to Rs 767 ahead of Diwali.

This decision will benefit as many as 24,000 home guards jawans, with each jawan’s monthly remuneration shall now stand at around Rs 23,010.

A raise in the daily duty allowances has been a long-standing demand of the home guards.