Punjab Government on Wednesday said that it will soon provide jobs to the dependents of victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots and terrorism.
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal assured the wards of 1984 riots and terrorism victims that the State will soon provide compassionate jobs to them and instructed heads of departments to expedite the process in this regard.He instructed the departments to look into such cases and take immediate action to provide justice to the deserving candidates. Sukhbir also promised Government job to Paralympics athlete Balwinder Kaur Noori.
Sukhbir issued these instructions after listening to the grievances of people at weekly Sangat Darshan programme. Kaur told Deputy Chief Minister that she had won 15 gold, four silver and two bronze medals besides bagging the bronze medal in World Athletics Meet held in February 2014.
On the plea of Punjab Police Welfare Association, Sukhbir asked his Principal Secretary PS Aujla to look into the problems being faced by the dependents of police officers who sacrificed their life during terrorism, in getting pension after superannuation period. He assured the Association that the problem would be fixed soon.
Marriage Palace Owners Association and lottery Stockers’ Association also shared their grievances, to whom Sukhbir assured that the Punjab Government had already working on the issues raised by them.Many of their problems would be resolved once the government took a decision to rationalize taxes like VAT and excise, he said. In Wednesday’s Sangat Darshan, more than 1,200 people shared their grievances with the Deputy Chief Minister.