Updated: February 17, 2021 10:07 IST Following the hike, 79,551 kitchen assistants in the State would get ₹2,000 per head each month for the work. Share Article AAA The Jharkhand government has hike the pay of mid-day meal workers, effective from April 1. | Photo Credit: Manob Chowdhury Following the hike, 79,551 kitchen assistants in the State would get ₹2,000 per head each month for the work. The Jharkhand government has decided to hike the pay for mid-day meal kitchen assistants at government schools by ₹500, officials said on Wednesday. Following the hike, 79,551 kitchen assistants in the State would get ₹2,000 per head each month for the work, they said. The hike will be effective from April 1, 2020, they added.