Soon, good news for drivers and conductors of government buses
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, October 29-
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann led government is preparing to deliver good news soon to drivers and conductors of government buses as Punjab Transport Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Tuesday, instructed department officials to promptly prepare the case for regularizing government bus drivers and conductors so that it can be submitted for Cabinet approval.
During separate meetings at his official residence with representatives from the Punjab Roadways/PUNBUS and PRTC Contract Workers Union and the Punjab Roadways (PUNBUS) State Transport Workers Union, the Cabinet Minister directed officials to draft a policy for transitioning employees from outsourcing to contract and to prepare a special case for regularizing contract employees.
Bhullar also directed officials to address cases involving drivers and conductors facing departmental issues sympathetically and to ensure swift resolution of these cases.
The demand for 5% annual salary increment for new drivers and conductors was also discussed. The Cabinet Minister directed the officials to immediately formulate the SOP on this matter to provide prompt relief to the employees.