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Nov
Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has announced an increase in the monthly honorarium of rural chowkidars from Rs 11,000 to Rs 15,221, along with higher allowances and new social security benefits. The announcements were made at a state-level Rural Chowkidar Samman Samaroh in Panchkula on November 6. The revised honorarium will give each rural chowkidar an additional Rs 4,221 per month, translating into an annual increase of more than Rs 50,000. Saini said all the announced benefits would come into effect immediately. The state government will spend approximately Rs 27 crore annually on the measures, according…