Chandigarh, Feb. 13 -- In a bonanza to six lakh employees and pensioners of the state government, the Punjab Cabinet on Thursday accorded consent to disburse pending arrears worth Rs 14,000 crore to them.
A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of the Council of Ministers held here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann
A Chief Minister's Office (CMO) spokesperson said the Cabinet gave the nod to release arrears of revised pay/ pensions and leave encashment from January 2016 to June 2022 and DA/ DR from
July 2021 to March 2024 for pensioners and employees.
The sum worth Rs 14,000 crore will be released in stages and give much-needed relief to the employees and pensioners. Three lakh employees and three ...