Punjab Technical Education, Tourism, and Cultural Affairs Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday issued orders to immediately relieve the officers and employees above the age of 58 years working under the outsourcing and PPP Scheme in the various departments under him.
“Under the aegis of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, the Punjab Government aims to provide more and more employment opportunities to youth of the state,” said Channi while issuing the orders. The Minster has issued orders in this regard to all the department heads under him and directed to start the process to recruit youth against the vacant posts without any delay. Notably, Punjab Government has only recently decided to revert the retirement age to 58 by ending the optional extension policy that had virtually ceased the recruitment in the government sector.
As per the decision, all those employees turning 59 on March 31, 2020, will retire, and those completing 58 years, will retire on September 30, 2020.