UP takes U-turn after sack orders for 25K Home Guards

Lucknow:  The UP Government on Tuesday announced it was doing away with 25,000 Home Guards as the state could not afford the new allowances the Supreme Court has asked it to pay, only to reverse the decision hours later. The daily allowance was raised to Rs 672 from Rs 500 earlier and would have cost the state an extra Rs 10 to Rs12 crore every month. Home Guard Minister Chetan Chauhan later said: “No one will be removed. I have talked to the police department and asked them not to remove anyone. They might reduce their working days.” PTI

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