Punjab Cabinet nod to 33% women quota in direct recruitment

The state Cabinet today approved 33 per cent reservation for women in direct recruitment to posts in government departments as well as boards and corporations for Group A, B, C and D posts.

An agenda on the Punjab Civil Services (Reservation of Posts for Women) Rules, 2020,presented by Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Aruna Chaudhary.

The Cabinet approved a state employment plan for 2020-22 to fill jobs in government departments, boards, corporations and agencies in a phased and time-bound manner. The recruitment will be done on the Central Government pay scales.

Land rights for slum dwellers

The Cabinet gave approval to notify the Rules of the Punjab Slum Dwellers (Proprietary Rights) Act-2020 for the purpose of giving proprietary rights of land to slum dwellers.

Seed potato Bill

The Cabinet has allowed the production of quality seed potato through the tissue culture-based technology, using aeroponics/net house facilities, along with the certification of seed potato and its successive generations to boost the income of farmers. It approved the Punjab Tissue Culture Based Seed Potato Bill, 2020, to meet the demand of potato farmers for quality seed potato.

Regular desilting of rivers

To ensure a regular de-silting of major rivers and reduce flood intensity in the state, it has been decided to make such exercise part of the contracts allotted for mining blocks. The major rivers where de-silting will be carried out as part of the amended contracts are the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi, besides seasonal rivulets Ghaggar and Chakki.

Ration card beneficiaries

The government will undertake a massive exercise to re-verify all recently deleted and left-out beneficiaries under the smart ration card scheme to ensure that the eligible persons get the benefits.

Bill on vigilance commission

The Cabinet has approved the conversion of the Punjab State Vigilance Commission Ordinance, 2020, into a Bill for enactment in the next session of the Vidhan Sabha.

State employment plan for 2020-22

The Cabinet has okayed a state employment plan for 2020-22 to fill posts in government departments, boards, corporations and agencies in a phased and time-bound manner. The recruitment will be done on the Central Government pay scales.