Group Housing-Punjab Govt to notify One Acre of land for 40 employees
KS Diwan/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
The government, said the Chief Minister, had decided that allotment of land be undertaken by Development Authorities, Improvement Trusts and MCs for Employees Cooperative Group Housing Societies at reserve price. The necessary scheme will be notified by the government for allotment of One Acre of land for 40 employees, he announced. Reservation of 3 percent of residential plots was being done for allotment to government employees by Development Authorities, MCs, Improvement Trusts or any other government agency, he further said.
Captain Amarinder Singh also announced that release of 6 percent of Dearness Allowance due to the employees had been notified, and his government had made reservation of 2 percent seats in all government vocational/professional colleges for wards of government employees (Group C and D).
In another major relief to the employees, the Chief Minister said the government was working to amend the Rules to provide for expeditious promotions through reduction in requisite qualifying service as following:
· No reduction if requisite qualifying service is two years or less;
· Reduction of one year if the requisite qualifying service is more than two years but less than five years;
· Reduction of two years if requisite qualifying service is seven years or more; and
· Reduction of three years if requisite qualifying service is ten years or more.
· The concerned departments would amend their respective service rules in this regard.
