Chandigarh, October 15, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Punjab Finance Minister and Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday met representatives of various employee and contractual workers’ unions, assuring them of a fair hearing and time-bound efforts to address their long-pending service-related demands.
Reiterating the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab Government’s stated focus on employee welfare, Cheema directed the concerned departments and board authorities to examine the technical and financial aspects of the demands promptly and work towards feasible solutions within a defined timeframe.
The major issues raised by the unions included regularisation of contractual employees, bringing outsourced staff directly onto departmental rolls, restoration of withheld annual increments, safeguards against the impact of smart meters, and pension-related relief for retired personnel.
Representations were submitted by the Enlistment-Outsourcing Coordination Committee Punjab, Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board Contract Workers Union, Powercom and Transco Theka Mulazam Union, Powercom Meter Reader Union (Azad), Social Karamchari Union (BRC, CDS, IEC), Retired Home Guards Welfare Association, United Physical Education Punjab, Sehkari Khand Mills Workers Federation, Berojgar Sanjha Morcha and National Health Mission Corona Volunteer Union.
During the meetings, representatives of the respective organisations presented their demands and concerns to the Finance Minister.
The Enlistment-Outsourcing Coordination Committee Punjab was represented by Varinder Singh Momi, Ramandeep Singh, Pawandeep Singh, Jagdeep Singh, Lashman Singh and Harjinder Pal Singh.
Sher Singh Khanna, Sanjeev Kumar and Gagandeep represented the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board Contract Workers Union, while Balihar Singh, Sandeep Khattri, Balwinder Singh, Sandeep Singh and Mandeep Singh attended on behalf of the Powercom and Transco contract workers’ union.
The Powercom Meter Reader Union (Azad) was represented by Gurwinder Singh Kahlon, Jagseer Singh, Molakdeep Singh Randhawa and Manjinder Singh. Ranjit Singh, Surjit Kaur, Jaideep Singh and Gurpreet Singh Chahal represented the Social Karamchari Union (BRC, CDS, IEC).
Suba Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Tarsem Pal Singh, Suraj Parkash and Krishan Dev represented the Retired Home Guards Welfare Association. Piara Singh and Palwinder Singh attended on behalf of the Sehkari Khand Mills Workers Federation, while Lakhveer Singh and Mandeep Singh represented United Physical Education Punjab.
Raman Kumar, Amandeep Singh, Sandeep Singh and Harjinder Singh represented Berojgar Sanjha Morcha, and Gurpiar Singh raised issues on behalf of the National Health Mission Corona Volunteer Union.
Cheema assured the delegations that their concerns would be taken up with the relevant departments and authorities for examination, with the stated objective of finding practical and time-bound solutions to employee and contractual workers’ issues.
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