Chandigarh, June 7: Taking cognisance of the exceptionalcommitment and hard work of the medical college faculty fighting against theCovid pandemic for the past more than one year, Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh on Monday announced full credit of earned leave in lieu oftheir cancelled vacations.
The medical college faculty have not been able to availtheir summer and winter vacation during the pandemic period, and would havebeen deprived of this facility, the Chief Minister pointed out. These facultymembers need to be compensated for their service and sacrifice, he said, addingthat the government had decided to give them full credit against their 30 daysof annual earned leave period against their cancelled vacation periods.
The Chief Minister, while reviewing the Covid situationvirtually, also asked senior officials to explore other incentives forhealthcare workers as a token of the state government’s appreciation.