Before Diwali, the Punjab government has informed good news for the drivers and conductors of government buses. Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar instructed the department officials to prepare the case regarding regularizing bus drivers and conductors as soon as possible so that it can be sent to the Cabinet for approval. The Cabinet Minister ordered the officials to prepare a draft policy to bring employees from outsourcing to contract.
During the meeting, Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar also ordered to consider the cases of drivers and conductors facing departmental cases sympathetically. He told the officials to ensure immediate disposal of such cases.
Annual salary will increase by 5 percent
Similarly, the demand for giving 5 percent annual salary increase to new drivers/conductors was also discussed. The Cabinet Minister instructed the officials that SOP should be made immediately in this matter so that immediate relief can be ensured to the employees.
He said that the government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is committed to resolve all the legitimate demands of the employees and hence a special departmental committee has been constituted by the Chief Minister to resolve the issues of contract based drivers and conductors in Punjab Roadways/Punbus and PRTC. Has been.
Increase in night allowance also
Taking another important decision, Laljit Singh Bhullar also increased the night allowance given to drivers and conductors. He told the representatives of the unions that now they will get Rs 85 for night stay in the state instead of Rs 50 and the allowance for night stay for drivers and conductors operating in other states has been increased from Rs 60 to Rs 120.