Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday termed the ruling Congress’ decision to shut down Sewa Kendras in Punjab as “draconian”, claiming that several people had lost their jobs because of the state government’s move.
Trained youths working in 1,647 Sewa Kendras have been left jobless without any valid explanation, former minister and SAD spokesman Daljit Singh Cheema claimed in a statement here.
“This Government has been promising ‘ghar, ghar naukari’, but it seems to be working to snatch jobs from each and every household in the state. The youths who have lost their jobs due to this draconian decision should be adjusted in other jobs immediately,” he said.
The SAD leader said it was also “shocking” that the government had announced that it would house aanganwadis and panchayat ghars in the Sewa Kendras.
“The kendras were constructed at a cost of `200 crore and equipped with modern technology and connected with servers to enable them to provide 78 services, including caste certificate, birth and death services and social security pensions, to the people in both rural and urban areas.