Punjab Government has assured the panchayat secretaries to soon resolve their legitimate demands, while forming a special committee to look into the same.
The assurance was given by the state Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, after meeting with the members of Panchayat Secretaries organizations. Dhaliwal said that the members of the organization had brought their issues to his notice including the works of other departments assigned to them.
The members have also claimed that their work suffers due to non-departmental works, said the Minister adding that all other issues including paying salaries to panchayat secretaries on the lines of Gram Sevaks and amending the service rules to create a single cadre will be considered at par with other states.
Dhaliwal said that a special committee has been formed under the Rural Development and Panchayats director Gurpreet Singh Khaira and Deputy Secretary Harkanwaljit Singh, Deputy Director Joginderjit Singh, among others The Minister said that the Committee will consider the demands related to service rules of Panchayat Secretaries to get amicable solution.
Thanking Rural Development and Panchayats Minister for patiently hearing their issues, the Member of the organization had also ended their strike besides assuring to extend full support to Gram Sabhas.