Tarunpreet Singh Sond

Punjab Demands Job Security for Rural Development Workforce Following Scrap of MGNREGA

Punjab Demands Job Security for Rural Development Workforce Following Scrap of MGNREGA

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond on Saturday wrote to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan seeking the regularisation of MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) employees under the newly introduced VB-G RAM G (Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission) scheme and urging the Centre to formulate a uniform national policy guaranteeing their job security. Reaffirming that the Bhagwant Mann Government stands firmly with over 2,100 MGNREGA employees in Punjab, the Minister questioned the Centre’s decision to shift the financial burden of the new scheme onto states while leaving employees’…
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Retired IAS Officer Sanjay Gupta Takes Charge as Chairperson of Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission

Retired IAS Officer Sanjay Gupta Takes Charge as Chairperson of Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Retired IAS officer Mr. Sanjay Gupta today assumed charge as Chairperson of the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC). Punjab Power Minister S. Tarunpreet Singh Sond administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Sanjay Gupta at Vikas Bhawan, Mohali. Mr. Gupta was a 1988 batch retired IAS officer who has also served as Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh and several other prominent positions. Congratulating Mr. Gupta on assuming the prestigious responsibility, Power Minister S. Sond expressed confidence that his vast administrative experience and deep understanding of governance would further strengthen the regulatory framework of the…
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