202 given jobs in education and home departments
Punjab Newsline, Shimla-
The State Government provided jobs to as many as 202 individuals awaiting appointments on compassionate ground.
As many as 127 class III and class IV were appointed in Education department as JOA (IT) and multi-task workers. Besides, 74 individuals were appointed in the Home department (viz: 70 as JOA (IT) four class IV) and one in the Prosecution department.
Terming it as the New Year gift, Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu stated that since long, those awaiting appointment on compassionate ground were ignored during the previous BJP government's regime adding that the rightful claims of the families seeking employment on compassionate were overlooked, leaving many in the state of prolonged uncertainty.
He said that the present government after sensing their plight were now given appointments so that they could lead a respectable life and has taken decisive action to provide them relief.
Sh. Sukhu said that our government was dedicated to restoring dignity and providing the security these families were promised so that they may not suffer.