Chandigarh, September 21, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday held extensive meetings with various employee unions working under the Mid-Day Meal scheme and representatives of the Maanbhatta Workers Sanjha Morcha to discuss their demands and workplace issues.
Cheema, who is also Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee constituted to address employee-related issues, said the state government was committed to resolving the workers’ legitimate demands and directed the concerned departments to expedite action on issues falling within their respective jurisdictions.
“I have directed the concerned departments to resolve departmental-level issues on priority. All genuine proposals related to employment matters should be forwarded to the Personnel Department, while matters involving financial implications should be sent to the Finance Department,” Cheema said.
He assured union representatives that the Bhagwant Singh Mann Government was committed to addressing their legitimate demands and said the necessary procedural work was already underway.
Cheema also directed the Education Department to ensure that ground-level difficulties faced by Mid-Day Meal workers were resolved promptly. He instructed district-level officials to proactively monitor such issues and take timely corrective measures.
During the meetings, representatives of several unions and organisations presented their demands and grievances before the Cabinet Sub-Committee.
The Mid-Day Meal Cook Union (BMS) was represented by Karam Chand Chindalia, Kamaljit Kaur, Paramjit Kaur and Mumtaz Ghungrana. The Lal Jhanda Mid-Day Meal Workers Union was represented by Jasmel Kaur Birkalan, Kulwinder Kaur Adampur, Devraj Verma, Makhan Singh Jakhepal and Harpal Kaur.
Representatives of the Democratic Mid-Day Meal Cook Front included Harjinder Kaur Lope, Jangbahadur Kaur and Simarjit Kaur, while Bimla Devi, Parveen Bala, Kamlesh Kaur and Kamaljit Kaur represented the Mid-Day Meal Workers Union.
The Mid-Day Meal Daftari Karamchari Union was represented by Deepak Nagpal, Parveen Sharma, Vijay Kumar and Davinder Singh Teja. Paramjit Kaur, Lakhwinder Kaur, Mamta Sharma, Sarabjit Kaur, Shakuntala and Ramanjit represented the Maanbhatta Workers Sanjha Morcha.
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