Chaudhary said that various vacant posts would be filled in the Social Security, Women and Child Development under the Chief Minister's ambitious Ghar-Ghar Rozgar Mission.
Highlighting the details of providing employment in the department, the minister said that we have recruited 88 Clerks and 78 Supervisors in 2019 and 2020, respectively through Punjab State Subordinate Services Selection Board. Likewise, 2 District Social Security Officer (DSSOs), 1 Supdt. Home and 1 Manager (Braille Press) have been recruited through Punjab Public Services Commission in 2019. 316 Aaganwadi workers promoted as a Supervisor and 20 Clerks promoted as Senior Assistant recently. Apart from these, 4 DSSOs, 2 Superintendent Grade-1 and 23 Superintendent Grade-2 were promoted from their lower cadre.
She said the state government has introduced 4% reservation in government jobs for the persons with disabilities. "As the government announced to provide one lakh jobs to the youth of the state this year, about four thousand government jobs will be given to Divyangs", she said, adding that in addition, the government is providing subsidized loans to Divyang people to enable them to be self reliant.
