Gives nod for creation of 60, 000 job in government and private sector
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday accorded consent to disburse pending arrears worth Rs 14, 000 crore to the employees. The arrears will be cleared in phased manner expanding up to 2028.
Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the Cabinet gave approval to release arrears of revised pay/ pensions and leave encashment from period of January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2022 and that DA/ DR from July 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024 for pensioners and employees. This sum worth Rs 14, 000 crore will be released in stages and will give a much needed relief to the employees and pensioners. Pertinently, there are three lakh employees and three lakh pensioners of the state government who will be directly benefitted by this move.
GIVES NOD FOR CREATION OF 60, 000 JOBS IN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR
The Cabinet also gave nod to create new posts in Punjab State Legal Services Authority for setting up 22 new Lok Adalats in the state to dispense justice to the people. The Cabinet also gave approval to create three new posts of Assistant Director, Senior Assistant and Sewadar in the newly created district of Malerkotla. In order to check the pilferage of taxes in the state by proper utilization of the human resources in the Taxation department, the Cabinet also gave approval for creation of 476 new posts in the department.
Along with it green signal was given for changing the nomenclature of the posts of the Inspectors in the department as they will be now known as State Taxation Officers. The Cabinet also accorded consent for recruitment of 53 drivers in the Excise department on a regular basis. The Cabinet also gave green signal for amending the rules and qualifications for the direct recruitment of Physical Training Instructors (PTI teachers) in the Elementary Education department. This will facilitate the recruitment of 2000 such teachers across the state in the coming days.
In order to impart quality health services to the people of the state, the Cabinet also gave nod for revival of 822 posts of Group C cadre in the Health and Family welfare department. This will help in enhancing the efficiency of the department thereby immensely benefitting the people by providing them quality healthcare services. The Cabinet also gave approval for creation of 97 posts of various cadres in the Dr BR Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences, SAS Nagar. This will further help in increasing the efficiency of the institute to provide quality medical services to the people.
In a move aimed at generating more than 50, 000 jobs for youth, the Cabinet also gave nod for Waiver of Stamp Duty, Registration Fee and other additional Charges for transfer of land to the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) "NICDC Punjab Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited" for Integrated Manufacturing Cluster (IMC) being developed as a part of Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC) Project. The project aims to serve as a catalyst for local commerce, business with global competitiveness and creating an environment conducive to investment. The project will generate employment of about 32724 from Industrial and 14880 from Non Industrial support amenities.