I am sharing the bill regarding the Punjab Regularization of Service (Amendment) Act 2021. The details are as under:

Bill Punjab Regularization of Service (Amendment) Act 2021

To amend the Punjab Regularization of Service Act 2018   it is necessary to amend the Punjab Regularization of Service Act 2018 (XV of 2018) for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

Be it enacted by the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as follow:

1. Short title and commencement. – (1) Act may be cited as the Punjab Regularization of Service (Amendment) act 2021.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Insertion of section 11-A in Act XV of 2018.- in the Punjab Regularization of Service Act 2018 (XV of 2018), after Section 11, the following section 11-A shall be inserted.

“11-A. Relaxation. – notwithstanding anything contained in the Act, any other law or rules for the time being in force, the Chief Minister may regularize the service of a contract employee in relaxation of all or any of the provisions of the Act on such terms and conditions as may be determined by him, but such terms and conditions shall not be less favorable than the existing terms and conditions of service of such employee.”

Statement of Objects and Reasons

The Punjab Regularization of Service act 2018 provides for the regularization of service of contract employees in Punjab. The instant legislative proposal aims at regularization of service of those employees who are rendering important business of the Government efficiently and nature of their employment and jobs description necessitate that their service must be regularized to ensure further efficiency in the transaction of such important business. Hence this bill.