Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh-
The Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of CM Nayab Singh Saini here today, gave a major relief to employees of the State Transport Department as it decided to extend the benefits of qualifying service and the Old Pension Scheme to 347 drivers who were appointed on a contractual basis in the year 2002.
The decision aims to remove long-standing pay anomalies and ensure parity among similarly placed employees. These drivers were initially appointed on contract in 2002 and were subsequently regularised in 2006 under the Haryana Transport Department (Group-C) Haryana Roadways Service Rules, 1995, as amended from time to time. However, since the mutual settlement in January 2014 between the Government and employees’ unions applied only to those appointed on or after January 1, 2003, the drivers appointed in 2002 were excluded from its benefits, resulting in a situation where junior drivers were drawing higher pay and pensionary benefits than their seniors.
With this decision, the drivers recruited in 2002 will be treated as regular from their initial date of appointment. It also ensures the grant of benefits such as ACP by counting service from the initial appointment date, coverage under the Old Pension Scheme and Family Pension Scheme, 1964, opening of General Provident Fund accounts.
Cabinet Approves Compassionate Appointment to Wife of Late ASI Sandeep Kumar Lather
Appointed as PGT Mathematics at Campus School, MDU, Rohtak
Cabinet, approved the proposal to provide a Government job on compassionate grounds to Smt. Santosh Kumari, wife of Late Sandeep Kumar Lather, Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Haryana Police, as a special and as one-time measure. The Cabinet approved appointment to Santosh Kumari on the post of PGT Mathematics (Group-B) in the Campus School, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak.
Haryana Amends Urban Development Law, Cabinet accords approves the Ordinance
With the objective of preventing misuse of exchange deeds for unauthorized land transactions in notified urban areas, the government proposes to amend section 7A of Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975 (hereinafter called the principal Act), by inserting 'exchange deeds' under this section.Cabinet approved the said amendment by issuance of the ‘Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas (Haryana Amendment) Ordinance, 2025’.
Haryana Cabinet Approves Key Amendments to Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana to Strengthen Women Empowerment
Cabinet also approved significant amendments to the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana (DDLLY), 2025 with the objective of strengthening women’s financial empowerment and promoting long-term savings. Under the proposed amendments, the monthly benefit under the scheme will remain Rs 2,100 per eligible woman. However, from the second month onwards, the assistance will be released in two parts — Rs 1,100 will be credited directly to the beneficiary’s savings bank account, while Rs 1,000 will be deposited in a Government-operated Recurring Deposit (RD) or Fixed Deposit (FD) account. The accumulated amount, along with interest, will be paid to the beneficiary on maturity. The tenure of the RD/FD will be decided by the Government and will not exceed five years.