Chandigarh, March 29,2019: Around 40000 contractual employees have got extension in service.Election Commission of India has permitted extension up to March 31, 2020 in the term of contractual employees in different departments, boards,corporations etc. in Punjab. The permission orders for the same have been sent to the Secretary, Department of Personnel.
Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab Dr. S. Karuna Raju said that the Commission has given its permission on the clarification sought by the state government in view of Model Code of Conduct enforced in the state for forthcoming parliamentary elections.
Also, Department of Personnel has written it to all the departments of Punjab government that extension in terms of the contractual employees may be done in case of requirement till March 31,2020. Also, the orders mentions that the term of those contractual employees may also be extended who were employed at the place of regular employees. Term of these employees may be extended till the recruitment of regular ones is done or the new rules for the same come into place.