Gangtok, Dec 22: In a big announcement, Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang said on Thursday that his government will provide employment to one member of each household in the state before the assembly elections due in 2024.

While addressing a gathering at Rolu in Namchi district, Tamang said, “We will provide employment to one member of each household before the assembly polls in 2024.”

He said that the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) will be restored in the state, a move that is likely to benefit about 50,000 serving and retired state government employees and officers.

Tamang, also the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) president, also announced several sops to woo women and state government personnel.

He also announced a 100 percent hike in financial assistance to women to Rs 40,000 a year under the ‘Aama Scheme’, which is for non-working mothers.

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