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SHRC orders salary revision

Special Correspondent

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala State Human Rights Commission on Friday issued an order directing the Government to increase the monthly salary of `ayahs' (maids) employed by the State Child Welfare Committee from Rs.1,200 to Rs.3,600.

The order, issued by Commission Chairman V.P. Mohankumar, called on the Government to take a decision on the matter in six weeks.

Mr. Mohankumar said the `ayahs' were overburdened and paid meagre wages. Managing children in the one- to- five age group is not like working in a factory. In similar institutions under the Central Government, the wages are fixed at Rs.5,000, the order stated.

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