FINANCE MINISTER HARPAL SINGH CHEEMA MEETS EMPLOYEE UNIONS, ASSURES TIME-BOUND SOLUTIONS TO DEMANDS

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Reiterating the Bhagwant Mann Government’s employee-friendly approach, Finance Minister and Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday met with representatives of multiple employee and contractual unions to address their long-standing service concerns.

Assuring the delegations of a fair and sympathetic hearing, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema directed concerned departments and board authorities to review all technical and financial aspects promptly to deliver viable, time-bound solutions.

The major issues raised included regularisation under contract frameworks, shifting outsourced staff to direct departmental rolls, restoring withheld annual increments, smart-meter impact safeguards, and pensionary relief for retired personnel.

During the meeting, representations were submitted by the Enlistment-Outsourcing Coordination Committee Punjab, Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board Contract Workers Union, Powercom & Transco Theka Mulazam Union, Powercom Meter Reader Union (Azad), Social Karamchari Union (BRC, CDS, IEC), Retired Home Guards Welfare Association, United Physical Education Punjab, Sehkari Khand Mills Workers Federation, Berojgar Sanjha Morcha and National Health Mission Corona Volunteer Union.

During the meetings, Varinder Singh Momi, Ramandeep Singh, Pawandeep Singh, Jagdeep Singh, Lashman Singh and Harjinder Pal Singh from Enlistment-Outsource Coordination Committee Punjab; Sher Singh Khanna, Sanjeev Kumar and Gagandeep from Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board Contract Workers Union; Balihar Singh, Sandeep Khattri, Balwinder Singh, Sandeep Singh and Mandeep Singh from Powercom & Transco Contract Workers Union; Gurwinder Singh Kahlon Jagseer Singh, Molakdeep Singh Randhawa and Manjinder Singh from Powercom Meter Reader Union (Azad); Ranjit Singh, Surjit Kaur, Jaideep Singh and Gurpreet Singh Chahal from Social Karamchari Union (BRC, CDS, IEC); Suba Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Tarsem Pal Singh, Suraj Parkash and Krishan Dev from  Home Guards Welfare Association(Ret) ; Piara Singh and Palwinder Singh from Sehkari Khand Mills Workers Federation; Lakhveer Singh and Mandeep Singh from United Physical Education Punjab; Raman Kumar, Amandeep Singh, Sandeep Singh and Harjinder Singh from Berojgar Sanjha Morcha; and Gurpiar Singh from National Health Mission Corona Volunteer raised their issues and demands.