category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that by providing relief to the youth from the age-old outsourcing system, through Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam (HKRNL), the present State Government has successfully provided merit-based temporary jobs to about 17,785 candidates along with porting the already working data of more than 1.08 lakh manpower, thereby giving them the benefits of like EPF, ESI, Labor Welfare Fund, etc. While interacting with the candidates selected through HKRNL via audio conference here today, the Chief Minister reiterated his commitment towards providing merit-based jobs. He said that in the past, when the employees were hired on a contractual basis many times a nexus used to be uncovered between contractors and the department where there used to be a huge gap between the actual numbers of employees and the employees hired. Giving example, the Chief Minister said that in this nexus the contractors used to get the salaries sanctioning of 50 employees, but in reality, only 40 used to work. Also, many times it was seen that some other employees used to work in place of the actual employee to avail the salary benefits. These disputes continued and ending all these malpractices, HKRNL has been set up to provide contractual manpower to all Government entities in Haryana in a transparent, robust, and equitable manner, said Manohar Lal. He said that earlier the outsourced employees working on a contract basis through contractors did not receive full wages. Facilities like EPF, ESI, Labor Welfare Fund, etc., were not provided. The government received numerous complaints, and various employee unions demanded an end to the contractor system. Therefore, we ended the contractor system and established HKRNL, said the Chief Minister. All employees hired through HKRNL are provided with facilities such as EPF, ESI, Labor Welfare Fund, etc. Moreover, employees wages are directly deposited into their bank accounts. Employees under the Nigam are entitled to annual 10 casual leaves and 10 medical leaves. The provision of maternity leave is also provided for female employees. Not only that, but we have also started providing the benefits of Ayushman Bharat-Chirayu Yojana to those employees whose family s annual income is up to Rs. 3 lakh. For this, a nominal contribution of Rs.1500 annually is taken. Now, such families will receive free treatment of up to Rs. 5 lakh annually, said Manohar Lal. (editor dailyworld.in)