Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema today directed his department's officials to ensure job on compassionate basis for kin of grieved family in a time-bound manner.
Cheema, in a statement issued after a meeting here, said that the Department had given directions to take action against officials responsible for delay in such cases.
He said district level committees would be formed under district education officers to ensure that compassionate cases for the kin of deceased employee should be ready within two weeks of his death.
District level office would send all such cases to higher authority on every second Monday of the month and it would be compulsory for the head office to approve the case within two weeks.
Cheema said in case the head office raised any objection in the case, the official at district level would be hold responsible for the same and strict action would be taken against him.
