The Haryana Cabinet on Tuesday decided to give relaxation in the outsourcing policy. The Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, decided that safai karamcharis working in various municipalities through contractors would be directly engaged by the concerned municipality on contractual basis at a rate of Rs 8,100 per month, with effect from July 1, 2014.
The municipalities would be advised to seek concurrence of the competent authority for creation of additional posts of safai karamcharis keeping in view the norms of one for every 400 inhabitants.
The Municipalities would also be advised to seek approval to engage Safai Karamcharis on direct recruitment basis as per Service Rules keeping in view the number of directly deployed Safai Karamcharis on contractual basis, actual requirement and financial position of the concerned municipality to make the payment of wages to the Safai Karamcharis accordingly.
Hooda said that all the sewermen of municipalities would be entitled for a risk allowance of Rs 2000 per month, over and above their normal wages.
It may be recalled that there are 5,942 Safai Karamcharis working on regular basis as against 8,637 sanctioned posts in various municipalities. In addition, 10,530 Safai Karamcharis are working through contractors. An additional 13,428 posts of Safai Karamcharis would be required in different municipalities, as per the revised norms.
State Right to Service Rules, 2014 approved
Haryana Cabinet approved the Haryana Right to Service Rules, 2014. As per the Haryana Right to Service Rules, an eligible person shall make an application for delivery of service to the designated officer either personally or through registered post duly addressed to the Designated Officer or through e-disha kendras. The Commission may take suo-moto notice in such cases where the applications/appeals are not decided by the Designated Officer/ Grievance Redressal Authorities within the stipulated period and there is unreasonable delay in disposal of such application/ appeals.
Regular pay scale to drivers, conductors
Haryana Government has decided to allow regular pay scale to the drivers and conductors of Haryana Roadways recruited after January 1, 2003 under Haryana Transport Department (Group C) Haryana Roadways Service (Amendment) Rules, 2003. The benefit of regular pay scale will be allowed to drivers and conductors from January 1,2014. No arrears will be given to such employees up to December 31,2013.
Regularised colonies registries to be finalised
Haryana Government decided that the residents of the regularised colonies will now be able to get registries of their plots done. There would be no ban on sale-transfer of plots in regularised colonies.