India, Nov. 7 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government has sanctioned a 5 per cent annual increment for eligible contractual employees engaged under the National Health Mission (NHM) for the financial year 2026-27, officials said on Saturday.

According to an order issued by the Mission Director, NHM J&K, the benefit will cover eligible employees working at the state, divisional, district and block levels, including those engaged under the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) and various disease control programmes.

The increment has been sanctioned following approval of the NHM State Programme Implementation Plan (SPIP) 2026-27 by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on June 19, 2026.

As per the order, employees who completed one...