Punjab Govt offers compassionate jobs in Transport Dept

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21 Jun 2015, 12:00 am

Punjab Transport Minister Ajit Singh Kohar on Saturday offered compassionate jobs to the heirs of 93 deceased employees of Punjab Roadways. Out of 93, 80 appointment letters were offered for the post of Conductors, 12 for the workshop and one for the post of driver.Kohar said Punjab Government has always put their employees on priority list and a result of which the Government has offered these jobs to the heirs of the deceased employees.

Director State Transport Malwinder Singh Jaggi said the department has achieved a lot, which includes purchase of 305 new buses, appointments to the legal heirs of deceased employees and welfare of employees of Punjab Roadways. Decision will also be taken soon for appointment to the remaining eligible heirs of the deceased employees, he said. The transport minister also flagged off 6 new PUNBUS Buses and said 305 new buses will be added into the fleet of Pun Buses, along with 10 super integral coach AC buses soon.

“Inclusion of these buses will not only boost the profit of Pun Buses but also aid the Public” he said. He added that soon Punjab Roadways depots will be completely modernised with the investment of `25.92 crores, with the facilities like Integrated Depot Management, purchase of 1,800 Electronic Ticket Machines and implementation of real time passenger information system. Online reservation system has also been implemented in the buses of Punjab Roadways/ PUNBUS.