Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann said that all the MLAs and ex-MLAs in the state will get pension for only one term, irrespective of them winning several times. He also said that there will be a deduction in the allowances that are given to the families of the MLAs.
Mann has announced several reforms in the state. Days after he announced plans to fill 25,000 posts in government departments, Mann asserted that his government will regularize the service of 35,000 contractual employees. He also assured 10,000 jobs in the Punjab Police Department, and the rest of the jobs in other departments, including boards, corporations.
Mann earlier called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a special financial package worth £10 billion from the Centre for the revival of the state's economy. He also urged PM Modi to ensure the holistic development and welfare of the people of Punjab.
Hours after the meeting, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal met Mann and the party’s five new Rajya Sabha MPs including former Delhi MLA Raghav Chadha, former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, IIT Delhi professor Sandeep Pathak, educationist Ashok Mittal and businessmen Sanjeev Arora at his residence. All the five AAP nominees were elected unopposed from Punjab.
