Electricity employees' protest deferred for 15 days following CPDL's agreement to most demands. Chandigarh 21 July ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : The union has deferred the protest scheduled for tomorrow, July 22, 2026, for the next 15 days after the CPDL management agreed to most of the demands and assured their implementation within a specific timeframe. During a two-and-a-half-hour meeting held today between CPDL and union office-bearers, assurances were given regarding employee promotions, absorbing contract workers onto the company rolls, implementing circulars for time-bound promotion scales and ACP, converting part-time staff to full-time roles, and providing uniforms, education allowances, safety equipment, and raincoats. Commitments were also made to implement revised DC rates, resolve issues related to APAR filing, provide risk duty and shift duty allowances along with electricity allowances to field staff, and immediately clear all outstanding employee dues. Following ...
Balbir Singh Sidhu demands equal honorarium for all Panchayati Raj representatives
All representatives are the backbone of rural development; no one can be ignored : Sidhu
S.A.S.Nagar 25 June ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Former Health Minister and senior Congress leader Balbir Singh Sidhu has strongly condemned the Punjab government’s decision to provide an honorarium of ₹10,000 per month only to Sarpanches while ignoring Panch members, Block Samiti members, and Zila Parishad members. He said that for the development of villages and resolution of public issues, not only Sarpanches but also Panchs, Block Samiti members, and Zila Parishad members play an equally important role. In such a situation, why has the government given preference only to one category and discriminated against other elected representatives?
Sidhu stated that if the government truly wants to strengthen Panchayati Raj institutions, it should formulate a policy based on equality and justice for all elected representatives. Providing benefits only to a selected group goes against the spirit of democracy and will create dissatisfaction among other representatives.
He demanded that if the Punjab government can provide ₹10,000 per month to Sarpanches, then justice should also be extended to Panchs, Block Samiti members, and Zila Parishad members. He questioned what fault Panchs have that they have been excluded from this decision, and suggested that Panchs should be given at least ₹5,000 per month, while Block Samiti and Zila Parishad members should be given ₹15,000 per month.
Sidhu also said that directors of cooperative banks should be given an honorarium of ₹5,000 to ₹10,000 per month, considering their public service responsibilities. He added that all elected representatives associated with rural and cooperative institutions play a key role in development work, and therefore discriminating by favoring one group is not justified.
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