Chandigarh, March 26 -- Over a year after the UT administration prepared a draft of its deputation policy, capping the tenure of employees deputed in Chandigarh at a maximum of seven years, it formally notified the decision on Tuesday.

The cap will primarily affect Group A, B, and C employees from neighbouring Punjab and Haryana, a large number of whom are working in Chandigarh, particularly in the education, health and engineering departments.

As per the notification, the period of deputation/foreign service shall be as per the provisions of the Recruitment Rules (RR) of the ex-cadre post or five years in cases where no tenure regulations exist for the ex-cadre post. No further extension beyond seven years shall be granted. Repatriatio...