Shimla, June 11 -- The Himachal Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Thursday announced that state employees will now receive 100 per cent of their salary while on study leave for higher education.

Earlier, the employees availing study leave were entitled to leave salary equivalent to 40 per cent of the pay they were drawing before proceeding on leave, along with Dearness Allowance (DA) and House Rent Allowance (HRA).

However, adopting a sympathetic and employee-friendly approach, the state government has amended Rule 56 of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, enabling employees on study leave to receive 100 per cent of their salary during the period of higher studies.

Chief Minister Sukhu had made an ann...