Pay for mid-day meal workers hiked to Rs 2,000 in Jharkhand SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 17, 2021, 12:35 PM IST Share Synopsis Under the central scheme, kitchen assistants get Rs 1,000 per month for 10 months a year, of which 60 per cent is given by the Centre and 40 per cent by the state, officials said. The hike will be effective from April 1, 2020 Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has decided to hike the pay for mid-day meal kitchen assistants at government schools by Rs 500, officials said on Wednesday. Following the hike, 79,551 kitchen assistants in the state would get Rs 2,000 per head each month for the work, they said.