WELCOME: Punjab civil secretariat employees association hails decision of state govt. for announcing 7� on diwali

Chandigarh, November 12, 2012: A delegation of Punjab Civil Secretariat Employees’ Association led by its General Secretary Karnail Singh Saini called on the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and thanked him for announcing 7% hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA) for the state government employees and pensioners on the Central pattern.

Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the association expressed gratitude to Badal for giving them a Diwali gift by announcing DA, a day prior to the festival of lights. The Chief Minister asked the association to work hard with utmost dedication, honesty and sincerity besides efficiently in delivering the goods at the cutting edge. He reiterated the state government was committed to ensure clean, transparent and effective governance to the people, as the employees were the backbone of administration.

The members of the association assured Badal that they would motivate the employees to discharge their duties with due diligence and far more efficiency in future to cherish the aspirations of the general public.

The delegation included other members; Parmdeep Singh Bhabat, Gurnam Singh, Avtar Singh and Resham Lal.