The cabinet also decided to regularize all daily wage and work charged
employees in different departments, boards and corporations in the state.
This is in addition to an across the board Special Permanent Grade Pay of
Rs. 150 plus allowances including DA, HRA to all its employees up to Pay
Band 3 with Grade Pay of Rs.5400 and would also be included to determine
pension.
In a landmark decision, the government also decided to extend all pensionary
benefits to all its employees retiring on or after April 1, 2012 at the
completion of 25 years of service, instead of the present 33 years.
In a special gesture to its women employees, the government also introduced
a special Child Care Leave of one year, in addition to the maternity leave,
for all women having at least one child below the age of 18 years.
A meeting of the cabinet held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mr.
Parkash Singh Badal, also announced handsome package for the Punjab police
personnel, including special permanent grade pay and one special increment
besides manifold increase in conveyance allowance to all ranks from
Constables to Inspectors.
In a major relief to the group ‘D’ employees as well as drivers, the Cabinet
decided to grant one special permanent increment to all such employees like
peons, chowkidars, malis etc. The drivers would also be entitled to have a
special allowance of Rs.1400 per month.
Recognizing the arduous nature of the police personnel right from the level
of Constable up to an Inspector, the cabinet gave nod to grant one special
permanent increment to all police personnel who are in service as on
31.3.2012. This would be in addition to Rs.150 special grade pay to all
employees in the Pay Band 3 i.e. Rs.10300-34800 with grade pay of Rs.5400.
Besides, their conveyance allowance would be made at par with the
ministerial staff of appropriate parity.
The House Rent Allowance (HRA) admissible to the employees serving within
the limits of municipal corporations of Patiala and Bathinda have been hiked
from 15% to 20% so as to be at par with Chandigarh and SAS Nagar, Mohali.
The cabinet also decided that in case an employee who is entitled for rent
free accommodation and is not offered such accommodation would be granted an
additional benefit equivalent to 5 % of his revised pay, over and above the
normal house rent allowance.
In a significant move reflecting governments special concern for the women
employees, the cabinet decided to grant fully paid leave up to one year
during the entire career in part or whole for the child care. This leave
could be availed of at any time as long as at least one child is below the
age of 18 years. This would not be debited to the leave account and would
be in addition to other leave entitled to them including maternity leave as
at present.
The cabinet also gave approval to regularize the services of daily wage and
work charged employees in all departments, boards and corporations as long
as they have completed 10 years of service as on December1, 2006 subject to
the fulfillment of educational qualification. However, contractual employees
who have been engaged through a transparent or competitive mechanism would
be eligible for regularization up to completion of 3 years of service. This
shall extend to all the government departments, boards corporations,
statuary bodies, societies and Apex Cooperative Institutions. These benefit
would be generally applicable w.e.f from December1, 2011 unless otherwise
specifically provided.
The cabinet also made an impassioned appeal to all the employees unions and
organizations to shun the path of agitation approach in the largest interest
of the people of Punjab and appealed to them to discharge their duties with
utmost dedication, sincerity and commitment.
In another important decision, the cabinet also reiterated its firm
commitment not to acquire land for the proposed urban state at Zirakpur
without the prior consent of the farmers.
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