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Healthcare workers will get higher salaries: Finance Ministry

Malika Shahid
17 January 2023, MVT 16:57
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Malika Shahid
17 January 2023, MVT 16:57

The salaries of all health workers will be increased according to the Ministry of Finance.

A ministry official told Mihaaru News that the salaries of doctors, nurses and health professionals will be increased.

However, no further information is available at this time as the state has decided that President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih will announce the details.

The government has allocated MVR 500 million in this year's budget to increase the salaries of doctors, nurses and health workers.

While the decision to increase the salaries of health workers are underway, the salaries of teachers and principals was increased in May 2022.

With the new salary structure, a diploma level teacher will receive MVR 13,266, a degree level teacher MVR 19,467 and a master's level teacher MVR 20,895 as salaries. A rank 1 principal will receive MVR 30,610 and a rank 2 principal will receive MVR 33,075 as salaries.

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih earlier had announced that employees in the health sector will see a salary increment soon.

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