The Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday approved the regularization of services of 14,417 contractual employees who have completed 10 years of service.
A spokesman said that in a meeting held in Chandigarh under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the policy for the welfare of ad-hoc, contractual, daily wage earners, work-charged and temporary employees was approved.
New Delhi: The Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday approved regularization of services of 14,417 contractual employees who have completed 10 years of service. A spokesman said that in a meeting held in Chandigarh under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the policy for the welfare of ad-hoc, contractual, daily wage earners, work-charged and temporary employees was approved.
13 thousand employees have already become regular
The approval from the cabinet paved the way for regularization of services of 14,417 employees. The spokesperson said that the services of 13,000 other employees have already been regularised.
According to the spokesperson, appointments to ‘Group C’ and ‘Group D’ posts were earlier made on contract or temporary basis to meet the imminent requirements and exigencies of the service.
‘Unfair to relieve employees at this stage’
The spokesperson said that some of these employees have now spent 10 years or more in the service of the state government and have given their time to the state. It would be unfair to relieve him at this stage.
‘Policy prepared for the benefit of temporary employees’
The spokesman said that being a welfare state and to protect the interest of these contractual or temporary employees, the state has formulated the present policy to ensure that such employees do not face uncertainty and they are given security of tenure. can be provided.
Punjab budget will be presented on March 10
The budget session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha will start from March 3 and it will be presented on March 10. The cabinet also approved the Punjab State Adventure Tourism Policy to attract private investment in the state. Through this, inter-departmental coordination at various levels will be made easier with a single window system.
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