Chandigarh: The Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Minister, Punjab, Sadhu Singh Dharamsot has expressed gratitude and thanks to the Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh for restoring reservation in promotions for the SC employees/officers serving in the government sector.
Dharamsot said that the Punjab Government is dutybound and committed to the welfare as well as the betterment of the SCs, BCs and the Minorities and has been sparing no effort for the development of these communities. The minister elaborated that the Punjab Cabinet has given a big relief to the SC employees/officers of the government sector by restoring the 14 percent reservation quota in promotions of group ‘A’ and ‘B’ services and 20 percent quota in group ‘D’ services.
Dharamsot also said that his demand was pending since long and efforts were being made to make it come through. Many meetings were also held with the Chief Minister in this regard. Dharamsot also thanked his colleagues and the departmental officers for wholehearted cooperation in this regard.