Punjab Government fully committed towards welfare of workforce; Forest department employees an important part: Lal Chand Kataruchak
· Restructuring proposal of department emphasizes availing services of Law Officers & Legal Assistants to deal with litigation matters
· Minister presides over meetings with various employee unions
Chandigarh, February 11 (WISHAVWARTA);- The Punjab Government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is fully committed to undertake every necessary measure aimed at the welfare of its workforce and the forest department employees constitute a very important part of the same.
This was stated today at the forest complex by the Forest and Wildlife Preservation Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak during marathon meetings with the Forest Rangers and Deputy Forest Rangers Association, Retired Employees Union of the Punjab State Forest Development Corporation Bathinda & Democratic Janglat Mulazam Union, Punjab.
In response to the demand of increasing the promotion quota from forest ranger to PFS, the Minister apprised the forest rangers that as per the restructuring proposal of the department okayed by the Finance Department, the total 44 posts of PFS Cadre (EACF) have been approved. Besides, the restructuring proposal also includes 2 posts of the Law Officer and 6 posts of Legal Assistants to deal with the litigation matters. Regarding the demand of making direct recruitment to the posts of Forest Ranger and PFS cadre, the Minister said that the matter can be sympathetically considered after notifying the rules in respect of forest rangers and PFS.
While interacting with the retired employees union of the Punjab State Forest Development Corporation, the Minister in reference to the pension issue raised by the union, said that a high level committee has been constituted to study the issue and submit a report. Apart from this, the Minister also met Democratic Janglat Mulazaam Union, Punjab and lent a patient hearing to their various demands including regularizing the services of adhoc and illiterate workers working with the department from time to time (519 Petitioners/Non-Petitioners).
Among others present on the occasion included the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) Saurabh Gupta and Chief Wildlife Warden Basanta Raj Kumar.
