Shimla, July 25 -- Facing backlash on the new trainee policy, the state government on Thursday clarified that the aim of the new trainee policy was to make the functioning of departments more smooth, efficient and effective.The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party has been demanding the rollback of the policy in favour of youth.

In a statement issued here, the spokesperson said that previously the period for regularising contractual employees depended on ad-hoc decisions and the discretion of the government in power and the duration varied from two to eight years.

The objective of the new policy was to end the ad-hoc system and ensure regularisation of employees after a two-year period, he said.

He also clarified that there was no provisi...