UP Village Watchmen to Get ₹3,500 a Month, Up ₹1,000 From Oct 13
UP will raise the honorarium of about 60,000 gram praharis from ₹2,500 to ₹3,500 a month. It’s the latest in a series of hikes for honorarium workers ahead of 2027 polls.
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“UP Village Watchmen to Get ₹3,500 a Month, Up ₹1,000 From Oct 13”
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12 Oct 2026
Key Highlights
- The hike: Gram praharis’ monthly honorarium rises from ₹2,500 to ₹3,500, a 40% increase.
- From: October 13, with CM Yogi Adityanath expected to announce it in Bareilly.
- Who they are: About 60,000 village watchmen who pass on local law-and-order information to police stations.
- A pattern: Cooks, Anganwadi workers, panchayat assistants and Shiksha Mitras have also received hikes recently.
- Next: Pensions for elderly, destitute women and persons with disabilities may rise from ₹1,000 to ₹1,500.
The Uttar Pradesh government is set to raise the monthly honorarium of around 60,000 village watchmen, known as gram praharis, by ₹1,000, from ₹2,500 to ₹3,500, starting October 13. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is expected to announce the decision at an event in Bareilly, where he will also felicitate village watchmen at the Bareilly Police Lines.
Who Are Gram Praharis?
Attached to local police stations, village watchmen are the police’s eyes and ears in rural areas. They pass on information about suspicious activity, local disputes and law-and-order issues, and help maintain contact between villages and police. They have long demanded better pay.
