Chandigarh, Dec. 11 -- The Haryana government has notified amendments done in the Deployment of Contractual Persons Policy, 2022, to provide for compassionate employment to families of persons who were killed during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

An official spokesperson said under the amended provisions, notwithstanding the existing definition of "family" under relevant government rules, one unanimously identified current family member of a person killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots-whether the incident occurred in Haryana or outside the state-shall be eligible for deployment or engagement through the Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam Limited (HKRNL). Such deployment shall be made against a suitable job role under Level-I, Level-II or Level-III, s...