minister Harpal Singh Cheema Holds Crucial Meetings With Iti Instructors & Punbus / Prtc Unions To Resolve Pending Demands

Oct5,2026 | Jagrati Lahar Bureau | Chandigarh

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CHANDIGARH, 5th October 2026:

To resolve grievances and service-related matters of state government employees and contractual staff, Punjab Finance, Transport Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who also heads the Cabinet Sub-Committee constituted to resolve employees' issues, on Monday presided over high-level meetings with representatives of various Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) employee associations and the Punjab Roadways, PUNBUS / PRTC Contract Workers' Union Punjab (25/11).

During detailed deliberations with representatives of the PUNBUS / PRTC Contract Workers' Union, Transport Minister Harpal Singh Cheema directed the Additional Chief Secretary, Transport, Anurag Verma, to redress all legitimate demands of the contract workers by October 15. He also directed the department to convene a meeting of the Board of Directors (BoD) without delay to ensure prompt approval for matters requiring board concurrence.

Minister Harpal Singh Cheema stated, “All legitimate demands of the Punbus/PRTC contract workers should be redressed by October 15. The Transport Department must also convene a meeting of the Board of Directors without delay so that matters requiring the Board’s concurrence can be approved promptly.”

In a separate session with representatives of government ITI contractual employees, including delegations from the Sarkari ITIs Theka Mulazam Union Punjab and the All Punjab DST/CTS Contract Instructor Union, the Finance Minister reviewed their memorandums. The unions highlighted concerns regarding tenure security up to the age of 58 years and fair compensation and salary appraisals, noting their extensive service as guest faculty and contract instructors.

Addressing their concerns, the cabinet minister stated, “The concerns of government ITI contractual employees regarding tenure security up to the age of 58 years and fair compensation and salary appraisals will be considered. Their extensive service as guest faculty and contract instructors must be taken into account while examining these issues.”

He further directed Director, Technical Education, Moneesh Kumar, to prepare and submit a formal salary appraisal proposal for ITI instructors to the Finance Department at the earliest.

The Transport Minister said, “Director, Technical Education, Moneesh Kumar, has been directed to prepare and submit a formal proposal for salary appraisal of ITI instructors to the Finance Department at the earliest, so that the matter can be considered and resolved swiftly.”

Reiterating the AAP government’s commitment, Harpal Singh Cheema emphasised, “The Bhagwant Singh Mann Government is actively engaging with employee unions across departments to ensure prompt, structured and sympathetic resolution of their genuine issues and demands. The government will continue to work with employees and their representatives to address legitimate concerns in a timely manner.”

During the meetings, Resham Singh Gill, Shamsher Singh, Harkesh Kumar, Rohi Ram – Baljit Singh, Balwinder Singh Rath, Jagjit Singh and Jatinder Singh from Punbus/PRTC Contract Workers' Union Punjab (25/11); Sewa Singh, Sukhraj Singh, Navneet Singh and Rajinder Singh from Sarkari ITIs Theka Mulazam Union Union; and Kirandeep Singh Rupana, Pardeep Singh and Harpreet Singh from All Punjab DST / CTS Contract Instructor Union presented their case.

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