The Punjab Government on Thursday decided to relax the upper age limit for contractual employees of various categories working under the State Government to apply for the posts to be filled up through direct recruitment.
The Cabinet has decided to relax the provisions of Rule 5 and 5-A of the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994, under Rule 19 of the above rules.
The move is aimed primarily to overcome the hardships being faced by most of the contractual employees working under different departments of the Punjab Government as they could not apply against direct recruitment posts due to excess age. Their demand for relaxation could not be accepted earlier due to the financial implications.
In another move aimed at promoting efficiency and transparency in the functioning of state Medical, Dental and Nursing Colleges in Amritsar and Patiala, the Punjab Cabinet also approved amendment to the existing service rules of the faculty in these institutions.
The amended Medical Education (Group A) Service, Rules-2016 would pave the way for initiating the process of seamless recruitment against vacant posts in the Government Medical Colleges.
PROCESS FEE FOR REGISTRATION OF NEW MOTOR VEHICLE MODELS TO BE CHARGED
The Cabinet has given its nod to charge Rs 5000 as the processing fee for registration of a new model of a motor vehicle or its variants, or CNG or LPG kit approval or electric vehicles in the State. The decision, taken at a virtual Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, is already implemented by the neighbouring states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Chandigarh.
To implement the same, the Cabinet gave approval to amend the Punjab Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, by inserting rule 130-A below rule 130 for charging a processing fee of Rs 5000 from manufacturers of motor vehicles or their authorized dealers, to give approval for registration of a new model of motor vehicle or its variants or LPG or CNG kit or electric vehicle in Punjab on the pattern of Haryana.
The Cabinet decided that the Transport Department (Non-Commercial Wing) would give approval for registration of a new model of motor vehicle, or its variants, in the State to the manufacturers of motor vehicles or their authorized dealers on the basis of the type of approval certificate issued by the authorized testing agencies which are registered under rule 126 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989.
Currently, no processing fee is being charged from the manufacturers of motor vehicles or their authorized dealers by the Punjab Government in respect of the said approval of registration in the State.
PUNJAB TO AMEND CONTRACT LABOUR RULES
To further improve ease of doing business in the state and fulfil one of the conditions imposed by Central Government for obtaining additional borrowing of two percent of GSDP, Punjab Cabinet on Thursday approved changes in the Punjab Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1973. The Cabinet has decided to amend Rule 29 and insert new Rule 78A to the 1973 Act. The new Rule 78A will allow industrialists to maintain different prescribed registers in electronic or digital formats to reduce their compliance burden, in line with the demand of the industries to this effect.
“This investor-friendly initiative would further encourage digitalisation of records, and help ensure transparency and easy access to records, thereby not only complying with the requirements of Government of India but also enabling the State to attract huge investments by ensuring congenial investment climate,” said the spokesperson.
REVERTS RECRUITMENT FOR JEs IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT & PANCHAYATS DEPT TO PPSC
Punjab Government has decided to revert to Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), Patiala, for recruitment of 81 posts of Junior Engineers in the Engineering Wing of the Rural Development and Panchayats Department. Earlier, the State Government had taken these posts out of PPSC purview and engaged Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET), Patiala, for the purpose of recruitment.
On Thursday, the state Cabinet decided that these 81 posts (79 JE Civil and 2 JE Electrical), created after the restructuring of its Engineering Wing, would now be filled as part of the common recruitment process initiated by the PPSC along with vacant posts of JEs in other departments, in line with the Cabinet decision of October 14, 2020.
REVISES PAY SCALE OF TAX COLLECTORS WORKING IN PANCHAYAT SAMITIS
Cabinet has also approved revision in pay scales of Tax Collectors working in Panchayat Samitis under the Rural Development and Panchayats Department from the existing pay scale of Rs 5,910-20,200+2,400 (Grade Pay) to Rs 10,300-34,800+3,600 (Grade Pay).