North News
Chandigarh, September 20
Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Thursday distributed appointment letters to 30 individuals from the families of farmers who lost their lives during the protests against the farm laws. Out of these, 25 will serve as clerks, and five will work as Sewadars in the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department.
In addition, appointment letters were handed to eight more youths, including two veterinary inspectors and four clerks, with three clerks appointed on compassionate grounds in the Animal Husbandry department. Two stenographers also received appointment letters in the Dairy Development department.
Congratulating the newly recruited officials, Gurmeet Singh Khudian urged them to contribute to Punjab’s development and ensure transparent and efficient service delivery. He highlighted that the Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab Government has provided 44,974 government jobs so far, all based on merit through a transparent recruitment process.
Director Agriculture Jaswant Singh, Director Animal Husbandry Dr. Gursharanjit Singh Bedi, and Director Dairy Development Kuldeep Singh were also present at the event.