Punjab Government Committed to Employees’ Welfare; Forest Department Staff Integral to Administration

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Chandigarh:  Reorganisation proposal consists of posts of Legislation Officers and Authorized Assistants; Minister chairs conferences with worker unions The Punjab Authorities, beneath the management of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, is absolutely dedicated to taking each doable step for the welfare of its staff. This was acknowledged by Forest and Wildlife Preservation Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak throughout conferences held on the Forest Complicated. He emphasised that staff of the Forest Division are an integral a part of the federal government and their issues are being addressed with seriousness.

The minister held separate conferences with representatives of the Forest Rangers and Deputy Forest Rangers Affiliation, the Retired Staff Union of the Punjab State Forest Improvement Company, Bathinda, and the Democratic Jungle Mazdoor Union, Punjab. Varied calls for and points raised by the unions have been mentioned intimately.

Kataruchak knowledgeable that beneath the Forest Division’s reorganisation proposal accepted by the Finance Division, 44 posts of the Punjab Forest Service (EACF) have been sanctioned. Moreover, to successfully cope with litigation issues, the proposal consists of the creation of two posts of Legislation Officers and 6 posts of Authorized Assistants.

Concerning the demand for direct recruitment to the PFS cadre, the minister mentioned the matter can be thought-about sympathetically after the notification of guidelines regarding Forest Rangers.

Addressing pension-related issues raised by the Retired Staff Union, he acknowledged {that a} high-level committee has been constituted to look at the problem and submit its report. Throughout discussions with the Democratic Jungle Mazdoor Union, the minister additionally listened fastidiously to calls for associated to the regularisation of companies of momentary and uneducated staff (519 petitioners/non-petitioners).

Further Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) Saurabh Gupta and Chief Wildlife Warden Basant Raj Kumar have been additionally current on the event.