Jobs on compassionate ground:  HP constitutes panel to probe discripencies

The Himachal Pradesh government has constituted a panel today to probe the discripencies in the appointment done by previous BJP government on the compassionate ground.

The Personnel Department has issued a notification here today to constitute a three members panel comprising of one chairman and two members.   The panel would look into the recruitments done through the commission so that there is transparency and equity in provision of jobs.

Currently 3,413 cases on compassionate grounds are pending in the state. Affected by the policies of previous Govt dependents of deceased employees are agitating since last one year under the banner of Karunamulak Sangh in Shimla.

The affected family members are seeking provision of jobs in the government sector without any delay. Keeping in view there movement, the former BJP government had decided to provide an opportunity to the youth to apply for unadvertised posts in class IV, however it removed the condition of 5 percent reservation fixed regarding the rules of recruitment on compassionate grounds.