outsourced employees Archives

11 Nov

Haryana Extends Contract Of Outsourced Employees Till December 31, 2026

Balwinder Singh0 CommentsHaryanaContract Extension, Haryana, Haryana Government, HKRNL, outsourced employees

Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh): The Haryana government has extended the contractual tenure of employees working under Outsourcing Policy Part-2 in various departments, boards and corporations by another two months. Their services will now continue until December 31, 2026. The extension will be effective from November 1, 2026, according to an order issued by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi on Wednesday. The government said the contracts of employees appointed against sanctioned posts under Part-2 of the outsourcing policy had earlier been extended until October 31, 2026. After reviewing the matter, it decided to grant them another two-month extension. HKRN employees also get two-month…

Punjab Vidhan Sabha Passes Bill Ending Contractual Outsourcing for State Employees

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBhagwant Singh Mann, Contractual Engagement, outsourced employees, Punjab Vidhan Sabha

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): In a historic decision for the welfare and rights of employees, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Monday unanimously passed the Punjab State Outsourced Personnel (Transition to Contractual Engagement) Bill, 2026, with CM Bhagwant Singh Mann announcing an end to the decades-old system of contractual outsourcing and exploitation of employees in government employment. The landmark legislation will eliminate the role of private contractors, bring 26,000 to 28,000 outsourced employees into direct contractual engagement with the government in the first phase, and extend PF (Provident Fund), Gratuity, ESI (Employees’ State Insurance), Maternity Leave and Casual Leave benefits to eligible…

Punjab Cabinet Approves Fee Control Bill, Digital Universities, and Service Regularization Policy

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBhagwant Mann, digital universities, fee regulation, outsourced employees, Punjab cabinet, Tarsika block

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday took a series of landmark decisions aimed at strengthening education, improving governance and public service delivery, and promoting inclusive development across the state. The Cabinet passed the Punjab Regulation of Fee of Un-aided Educational Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2026 to regulate unnecessary and unreasonable fee hikes by private un-aided educational institutions, besides approving the Punjab State Outsourced Personnel Transition to Contractual Engagement Bill, 2026, establishment of three new Digital Open Universities and several other key policy initiatives. A decision to this effect was taken…