Dimapur, April 28 (EMN): Governor has announced enhancing the duty allowance of Home Guards personnel under the Directorate of Civil Defence & Home Guards from Rs 150 per head per day to Rs 520 per head per day with effect from April 3.The enhancement of allowance to this effect was taken in pursuance to the decision and judgement of the Supreme Court of India arising out of the Civil Appeal No 6373 of 2010 and Civil Appeal No. 2759 (arising out of SLP (C) No. 12959 of 2009 dated 11.03.2015. Home Commissioner, Abhijit Sinha has issued this notification in concurrence of the Finance Department accorded vide their RFC No. 107 dated 9/9/16 and the approval of the Cabinet conveyed vide OM No CAB-212013 dated 3rd April 2017.
