Bill denying key benefits to contract staff cleared
Hindustan Times Ludhiana|December 21, 2024
WHILE OPPN CRITICISED IT, CM SUKHU SAID THE BILL WILL PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF REGULAR GOVT EMPLOYEES
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DHARAMSHALA: The Himachal Pradesh Assembly on its third day on Friday passed the amendments to the Himachal Pradesh Police Act and also passed the Himachal Pradesh Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Government Employees Bill 2024 amid concerns raised by the opposition BJP legislators.

The Recruitment and Conditions of Service Bill, which aims to regulate the recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed, stipulates that the service benefits available under various Central Civil Services Rules (as applicable in the State), the Himachal Pradesh Civil Services Rules, and other benefits such as seniority, increments, and promotions shall apply only to employees appointed on a regular basis.

It further specifies that individuals working in any government department, who have not been appointed as per the provisions of this Act and the rules framed thereunder on a regular basis, shall not be entitled to service benefits or other related benefits like seniority, increments, or promotions. It outlines that a person will be entitled to service benefits only from the date of regularisation of his services.

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