Ranchi, Dec. 23 -- : The Jharkhand government on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with Bank of India to provide a comprehensive salary and pension account package for state government employees, pensioners and contractual staff.

The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Hemant Soren at the Jharkhand Secretariat here. The agreement aims to strengthen financial security and welfare measures for government personnel during service as well as after retirement.

Addressing the occasion, the Chief Minister said the state government was fully committed to providing a better working environment and economic security to its employees. As a sensitive government, he said, sustained efforts were being made to safeguard the inter...