At its meeting on Monday, the Government decided to increase the salaries and pensions of state workers and subsidies for disabled citizens beginning February 1.

Social Welfare and Labor Minister T.Gandi said the Government decided to allocate the money for the increases from the 2012 general budget and submit the proposal to Parliament. Salaries and pensions would be increased by MNT 80,000 in the first phase, and another 53 percent increase would follow later.

After the increases take effect, teachers will receive an average salary of MNT 600,000, twice the amount they earned in 2008.