Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Sunday announced a bonanza of welfare schemes in the interest of sanitation workers in the state.

The monthly salary of sanitation workers working in rural areas has been increased from Rs 12,000 to Rs 14,000 per month and monthly salary of sanitation workers working in urban areas has been increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 16,000 per month, said the Chief Minister during Safai Mitra Utthan Sammelan in Karnal.

Sanitary workers having annual income of upto Rs 1.80 lakh will be able to take a collateral free loan for Education of their children and if a person is not able to pay such loan, then it will be compensated by the .