To strengthen the state’s battle against the Covid
pandemic, the Punjab government has decided to convert the vacant promotion
quota posts of super specialty doctors in the Government Medical Colleges of
Patiala and Amritsar to direct recruitment quota.
The decision was taken on Monday by the Cabinet, led by
Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, which also approved filling up of such
80 posts of super specialty doctors, including those already lying vacant in
different departments of these colleges, through the Dr. KK Talwar Committee,
by taking out all these posts from the purview of Punjab Public Service
Commission.
Besides effectively combating the possible third wave of
Covid-19 pandemic in the state, the move will extend more super specialty
health care facilities to the people.
CABINET OKAYS CREATION OF SUPPORTING STAFF POSTS IN
VIGILANCE COMMISSION
To further
strengthen the functioning of Punjab State Vigilance Commission (PSVC), the
Cabinet on Monday gave approval for the creation of various posts in the
commission. These include; one each of Registrar, Joint Registrar, Under
Secretary, Superintendent, Private Secretary, Reader, Junior Scale
Stenographer/Steno-typist and Steno-typist, two posts each of Senior Assistant,
Clerk and Clerk-cum-Data Entry Operator besides three posts of Personal
Assistant.
The staff would be hired on re-employment, basis only for
the period co-terminus with the tenure of State Chief Vigilance Commissioner.
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The Punjab State Vigilance Commission was constituted
under the Punjab State Vigilance Commission Act, 2020, in addition to the
existing anti-corruption agency, called
the Vigilance Bureau, to tackle the problem of corruption. The need was
felt for establishment of an independent body to exercise more effective
superintendence over the working of Vigilance Bureau and all departments of the
State Government.
Under the provisions of the Act, Justice Mehtab Singh
Gill (Retd.) has been appointed as the State Chief Vigilance Commissioner and
he has taken over the charge on April 4, 2021.