Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Uttar Pradesh raises panchayat assistants’ pay, ends Lucknow protest
Panchayat assistants in Uttar Pradesh had been protesting for better pay and working conditions.
They held a sit-in protest in Lucknow.
The government decided to raise their monthly payment from Rs 6,000 to Rs 9,000.
This is a 50 percent increase.
The government also agreed to reinstate some workers and provide maternity leave and healthcare.
Cases filed against assistants during the protest will be withdrawn.
Officials said delayed payments will now be sent directly to workers’ bank accounts.
After these promises, the protest was called off.
The Uttar Pradesh Government raised panchayat assistants’ monthly honorarium from Rs 6,000 to Rs 9,000.
Panchayati Raj Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar said the decision affects more than 57,000 assistants.
The government accepted demands for reinstatement, maternity leave, and healthcare benefits.
Cases filed during the agitation will be withdrawn, and assistants removed during the protest will be reinstated.
The assistants’ sit-in protest in Lucknow was called off after the announcements.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh Government, Panchayati Raj Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar, and more than 57,000 panchayat assistants.
- What
- The government raised the assistants’ monthly honorarium by 50 percent and accepted several other demands.
- When
- Wednesday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, following a sit-in protest in Lucknow.
- Why
- Panchayat assistants protested over pay, delayed salaries, reinstatement, maternity leave, and healthcare demands.
- New monthly honorarium
- Rs 9,000
- Previous monthly honorarium
- Rs 6,000
- Increase
- 50 percent
- Workers affected
- More than 57,000 panchayat assistants
- Payment method
- Direct Benefit Transfer into assistants’ accounts
- Previous payment delays
- Sometimes six to seven months
- Other accepted demands
- Reinstatement, maternity leave, and healthcare