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The Punjab government has restored the old pension scheme for the employees in the state. This was approved in the cabinet meeting on Friday. 6% increase in DA to employees has also been approved. After the cabinet meeting, CM Bhagwant Mann gave this information. Mann termed it as a Diwali gift for the employees.
Mann said lakhs of employees would benefit from this. Those who worked and those who retired. The New Pension Scheme was implemented in the year 2004, but now Punjab is being brought under the Old Pension Scheme again.
The opposition parties alleged that the decision was taken because of the elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. The government does not have money to pay salaries to the employees. The promise of 1000 rupees every month to women was not fulfilled. Now it’s an election gamble.
AAP government ministers Aman Arora, Kuldeep Dhaliwal, Harbhajan Singh and Inderbir Nijjar giving information about the decisions taken in the cabinet.
Tax free vehicles carrying religious texts
Apart from this, vehicles engaged in the movement of religious texts in the state have now been made tax free. It was agreed to change the recruitment rules to benefit the youth of Punjab in government jobs.
For Group-C and Group-D job, it is necessary to pass in Punjabi.
In order to benefit Punjabi youth in jobs, it has been made necessary to pass in Punjabi subject for the posts of Group-C and Group-D. In order to promote Punjabi language, it will be mandatory to get 50 percent marks in Punjabi exam for jobs.
jobs for dependents of electricity workers
The Punjab government will also provide jobs to the dependents of the employees of the electricity department who have lost their lives in the line of duty. This matter has also been agreed in the cabinet meeting.
CM said – do what you have to say
CM Bhagwant Mann said that Arvind Kejriwal has told him that what he has to say, he has to do, what he cannot do, he does not even have to say. We had said this, so we have implemented it.
The sub-committee formed for raw employees also discussed
Cabinet ministers Aman Arora, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Inderbir Singh Nijjar and Harbhajan Singh told ETO that many historic decisions have been taken in the meeting. Aman Arora said that the government has also decided to give 6 percent DA to the employees. Before the cabinet meeting, there was a meeting of the sub-committee formed to make the raw employees permanent. In this, cabinet ministers Harjot Singh Bains, Harpal Singh Cheema and Gurmeet Singh discussed.