Punjab Irrigation Department has completed the recruitment process of 732 applicants who will receive their appointment letters from the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday.
“Chief Minister will hand over appointment letters to 732 newly recruited canal patwaris during a simple function to be organised in the complex of Mohali Shivalik Public School on Friday,” said State Irrigation and Power Minister Rana Gurjit Singh on Thursday.
He said: “The recruitment of these canal patwaries was much needed as in 1997-98, about 800 Canal Patwaris were transferred from the irrigation department to the revenue department. Since then, the irrigation department was facing shortage of canal patwaris and the work was very much affected.”
These newly selected candidates have been given strict training of three months by the Irrigation Department, after which the candidates have passed the departmental examination as per the rules, he said adding that the entire process has been completed in a very short time and in a transparent manner.