Service conditions of Chandigarh UT employees to be aligned to central civil services Shah
Chandigarh Mar 27 PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the service conditions of employees of the Chandigarh Union Territory administration will now be aligned to that of the central civil services and this will benefit them in a big wayHe also said that women employees will now get child care leave of two years from the current one yearI want to give a good news to employees of the Chandigarh administration From today service conditions of employees of the Chandigarh administration will now be aligned to that of the central civil services You employees are going to benefit in a big way Shah saidThe Union minister made the announcement after inaugurating and laying foundation stone for a slew of projects of the Chandigarh Police hereWith the decision the retirement age of employees in the Union Territory will increase from 58 to 60 years Shah said adding that the decision will also bring benefits to employees working in the education sectorOn the announcement for employees he said This was a long pending demand of employees of the Chandigarh administration Today the Modi government has made a big decisionTomorrow a notification will be issued and from the upcoming financial year April 1 you will get the benefit Shah saidHowever the ministers announcement evoked sharp reaction from some rivals of the BJP Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Daljit Singh Cheema in a tweet saidMOHs Ministry of Home Affairs decision to impose central government rules on employees of Chandigarh is in violation of the spirit of the Punjab Reorg Reorganisation Act and must be reconsidered This means denial of right of Capital to Punjab for ever After changes in the BBMB Bhakra Beas Management Board rules this is another big blow to the rights of Punjab he said The Union Territory of Chandigarh is the common capital of Punjab and Haryana Chandigarh is Punjab common capital and adhoc arrangement of UT Union Territory was made Sixty per cent employees are of Punjab and the rest of Haryana at the time of reorganisation it was agreed that Punjab government rules would be applicable on employees of the UT This decision of the Centre is dictatorial and has been taken without consulting the state of Punjab Cheema later told the mediaTodays decision is a conspiracy to dilute Punjabs claim on Chandigarh We oppose it he said while further adding the decision is against the spirit of federalismCongress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira also condemned the decisionWe strongly condemn dictatorial decision of BJP to usurp upon the rights of Punjab over control of Chandigarh It belongs to Punjab and this unilateral decision is not only a direct attack on federalism but also attack on Punjabs share of 60 per cent control over UT he tweeted Khaira also tweeted that I wish to remind BJP Chandigarh is a disputed territory with Punjabs claim justified by Rajiv-Longowal Accord Its a deceit and cheating by non less than a government PTI SUN VSD ANB ANB
Chandigarh Mar 27 PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the service conditions of employees of the Chandigarh Union Territory administration will now be aligned to that of the central civil services and this will benefit them in a big wayHe also said that women employees will now get child care leave of two years from the current one yearI want to give a good news to employees of the Chandigarh administration From today service conditions of employees of the Chandigarh administration will now be aligned to that of the central civil services You employees are going to benefit in a big way Shah saidThe Union minister made the announcement after inaugurating and laying foundation stone for a slew of projects of the Chandigarh Police hereWith the decision the retirement age of employees in the Union Territory will increase from 58 to 60 years Shah said adding that the decision will also bring benefits to employees working in the education sectorOn the announcement for employees he said This was a long pending demand of employees of the Chandigarh administration Today the Modi government has made a big decisionTomorrow a notification will be issued and from the upcoming financial year April 1 you will get the benefit Shah saidHowever the ministers announcement evoked sharp reaction from some rivals of the BJP Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Daljit Singh Cheema in a tweet saidMOHs Ministry of Home Affairs decision to impose central government rules on employees of Chandigarh is in violation of the spirit of the Punjab Reorg Reorganisation Act and must be reconsidered This means denial of right of Capital to Punjab for ever After changes in the BBMB Bhakra Beas Management Board rules this is another big blow to the rights of Punjab he said The Union Territory of Chandigarh is the common capital of Punjab and Haryana Chandigarh is Punjab common capital and adhoc arrangement of UT Union Territory was made Sixty per cent employees are of Punjab and the rest of Haryana at the time of reorganisation it was agreed that Punjab government rules would be applicable on employees of the UT This decision of the Centre is dictatorial and has been taken without consulting the state of Punjab Cheema later told the mediaTodays decision is a conspiracy to dilute Punjabs claim on Chandigarh We oppose it he said while further adding the decision is against the spirit of federalismCongress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira also condemned the decisionWe strongly condemn dictatorial decision of BJP to usurp upon the rights of Punjab over control of Chandigarh It belongs to Punjab and this unilateral decision is not only a direct attack on federalism but also attack on Punjabs share of 60 per cent control over UT he tweeted Khaira also tweeted that I wish to remind BJP Chandigarh is a disputed territory with Punjabs claim justified by Rajiv-Longowal Accord Its a deceit and cheating by non less than a government PTI SUN VSD ANB ANB
