In a bid to retain qualified medical teaching faculty in the state, the Punjab Cabinet approved to enhance the retirement age of teachers working in the government medical, dental and ayurvedic colleges from 60 to 62 years.
A decision to this effect was taken here at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal this evening. Stating this here today, an official spokesman said that the Cabinet also gave nod to increase the age of re-employment from 65 years to 70 years for the faculty of these colleges. Teachers who opted for re-employment would be entitled for emoluments of last pay drawn plus pension. This facility would be applicable only if no eligible faculty member was available.
The cabinet also decided to follow the route of public notice in order to broaden the base for re-employment. As a follow up to the successful resolution of the issue regarding the 1320 MW Peona Thermal Plant at Mansa, the Cabinet approved solatium at the rate of Rs three lakh per family of the labourers, who had been earning livelihood from the land acquired for the plant.
The Cabinet also approved the decision to give government job to the next of the kin of the deceased who were killed during the agitation and waive off their cooperative loans. The Cabinet also decided to relax the land acquisition policy in order bring the landless labourers within the ambit of the adequate compensation provisions. It also approved the recommendations of the Cabinet Sub Committee on the employees' demands comprising Mr Tikshan Sud, Dr Upinderjit Kaur and Mr Adesh Partap Singh Kairon (all Cabinet Ministers). The Kanugo would now get Rs 3600 GP instead of Rs 3000.