All govt transactions through cooperative banks only: Punjab CM Channi

Mohali, November 1

Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday handed over appointment letters to 747 candidates as part of the recruitment on compassionate grounds in the Punjab State Cooperative Bank (PSCB), Sugarfed and the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation (PSWC).

A spokesperson for the Chief Minister’s Office said of 747 candidates, 623 had been appointed in PSCB, 27 in Sugarfed and 97 in PSWC on the posts of senior manager, manager, ITO, clerk, technical assistant, and data entry operator. Since 1994, this is for the first time that the backlog of vacancies on the compassionate grounds had been cleared. Besides, the process to fill 1,633 more vacancies is currently underway.

Speaking on the occasion of Punjab Day, the CM said in order to build the confidence of public in the government, ‘Mission Clean’ had been launched to end corruption. “The days of mining mafia are over and police personnel had been deputed to ensure the sale of sand at Rs 9 per cubic feet,” said Channi.

He said with a view to strengthen the cooperative institutions, all financial transactions of the government would be done through cooperative banks only. He said in the next 15 days entire money of the government would be transferred to the cooperative banks. — TNS

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