Rajasthan Govt opens doors to regularise contractual workers

Oct 25, 2022

Jaipur (Rajasthan), October 25 (ANI): Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved the proposal to implement 'Rajasthan Contractual Hiring to Civil Post Rules, 2022' in the State. Recently, during a high-level meeting held at the Chief Minister's residence, the Chief Minister announced this decision taken by the State Government. These rules will be applicable to contract workers working in various departments of the state. With this, more than 1 lakh 10 thousand contract workers of the state will be benefited. The implementation of Rajasthan Contractual Hiring to Civil Post Rules, 2022, will ensure transparency in the recruitment of contractual workers and the reservation will also be taken care of. Along with this, in future, contractual workers completing 5 years of work will get confirmation if the posts are regularised. They can be made permanent after screening. The honorarium of these contractual workers has been fixed by considering their equivalent permanent post apart from the provision of special pay protection. On being regularised, the personnel will be given Old Pension Scheme benefits too.