Jammu, Feb. 22 -- The government has approved a 50 per cent hike in honorarium of 2417 Rehbar-e-Khel(s) (ReK) physical education teachers of the Youth Services and Sports Department, an official press release informed Wednesday.

It said the Administrative Council which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha in chair, and comprising Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the LG; Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; and Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to LG okayed the proposal in this regard.

Earlier a high-powered committee under Chief Secretary constituted for the purpose in the year 2021 had recommended a hike in honorarium by 50 percent in favour of these ReK teachers, the release said.

It said the enh...