Srinagar, March 29 -- Syed Darakhshan Andrabi, the Chairperson of Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) Waqf Board, has ordered an increase in the remuneration of employees who have been working temporarily on very meagre remuneration for decades, a release said on Saturday.

As per the release, the employees have been categorised into skilled/semi-skilled/unskilled Categories, and their monthly remuneration has been fixed at Rs 18000, Rs 16000, and Rs 15000, respectively.

The announcement effectively means a 200 percent to 400 percent hike in the salaries of these low-paid employees who have been working for years on remuneration as low as Rs 3000 per month.

The regular employees of the Board, Imaams, Khateebs, Pensioners, and Family Pensioners have...