Pondy will re-employ retrenched PWD workers, Says Rangasamy

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PUDUCHERRY CM N Rangasamy has announced that the government will re-employ retrenched Public Works Department (PWD) voucher workers and others in light of upcoming large-scale construction projects planned by the government.

Winding up the debate on demand for grants, the CM stated that steps are being taken to regularise the services of 196 Commune Panchayat employees and 119 Full-Time Casual Labourers (FTCL) in the PWD. The file is currently with the L-G and will soon be approved.

Additionally, 156 employees who were previously dismissed from the Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Krishi Vigyan kendra (KVK) will be re-engaged. The government also plans to regularise technicians who have been working in KVK on low salaries for over 20 years. Furthermore, employment has been provided to heirs on compassionate grounds as Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) workers in the PWD.