Himachal Pradesh Government on Sunday notified its decision to regularize the services of its contractual and daily waged employees.
Notably, the State Government has decided to regularize the services of its contractual employees, who have completed two years of service as of March 31, 2023. In addition, those employees, who are due to complete two years of service by September 30, 2023, will also be regularized after the said date.
Furthermore, the State Government has also decided to regularize the services of the daily waged workers, who have completed four years of service as of March 31, 2023. Those who are due to complete four years of services by September 30, 2023, will also be regularized accordingly.
“The notifications regarding these decisions have been issued by the State Government today,” said the Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday, adding that said that the present State Government is committed to the welfare of the employees and had taken various measures to benefit the State Government employees.
He said that despite the precarious financial conditions of the State, three percent dearness allowance (DA) had already been released to the employees and pensioners of the State Government.
Sukhu said that the State Government has also fulfilled the longstanding demand of the employees by reinstating the Old Pension Scheme for NPS employees. “This decision has benefitted 1.36 lakh employees. It would provide social security and the right to live a dignified life to all the employees, who have contributed immensely to the development of the State,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that the present State Government has adopted a humanitarian approach to take decisions for the welfare of every section of society.