Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath increased the allowance for guards from Rs 1,500 to 2,500.
The state government will also provide additional facility of cycle, uniform and shoes, etc.
Emphasizing on the importance of a guard, CM Yogi said, " The way a guard has to stay watchful, in the same way Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken big decision at night time, whether it is surgical strike, GST or demonetization. In the similar way the guard should also stay watchful."
With inputs from ANI.
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