Chandigarh, November 10, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Tuesday handed over appointment letters to 11 candidates appointed on compassionate grounds in the Department of Health and Family Welfare, reaffirming the Bhagwant Singh Mann-led state government’s commitment to supporting families of deceased government employees.
The appointments include five Clerks, three Peons, two Ward Attendants and one Medical Laboratory Technician Grade-2. The newly appointed clerks are Prathamdeep Singh, Renu Bala, Ritu, Divjot and Kamaljit Kaur. Gagandeep Kaur was appointed as Medical Laboratory Technician Grade-2, while Madhu, Sahil and Hargurlal Singh were appointed as Peons. Anuj Thakur and Jatinder Kaur received appointment letters as Ward Attendants.
Congratulating the candidates, Dr Balbir Singh urged them to discharge their responsibilities with professionalism, honesty, compassion and dedication. He said that although the loss of a family member was irreparable, compassionate appointments provided financial stability and a respectable livelihood to bereaved families.
The minister said the appointments across district civil surgeon offices, community health centres and primary health centres would strengthen administrative functioning and grassroots healthcare delivery. He also stressed that patients and visitors to government healthcare institutions should receive prompt and hassle-free assistance.
Later, Dr Balbir Singh held a meeting with representatives of various unions to hear their grievances. Those attending included the Berozgar Ayurvedic D. Pharmacy Upvaid Union, Punjab; Corona Yodhe Darja-4, Patiala; Para Medical Sehat Mulajam Sangharash Committee Punjab; Corona Yodhe, Rajindra Hospital, Patiala; and Punjab Chemists Association (Regd.). Union leaders expressed satisfaction over the minister’s sympathetic hearing of their concerns.
Principal Secretary Health Kumar Rahul, Director Health Services Dr Anil Goel, Director Health Services (Family Welfare) Dr Aditi Salaria, Director Research and Medical Education Dr Avnish Kumar, and Director National Health Mission Dr Balwinder Kaur were also present.
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