normalnormalnormalThe Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini here today, gave a major relief to employees of the State Transport Department as it decided to extend the benefits of qualifying service and the Old Pension Scheme to 347 drivers who were appointed on a contractual basis in the year 2002.The decision aims to remove long-standing pay anomalies and ensure parity among similarly placed employees. These drivers were initially appointed on contract in 2002 and were subsequently regularised in 2006 under the Haryana Transport Department (Group-C) Haryana Roadways Service Rules, 1995, as amended from time to time. However, since the mutual settlement in January 2014 between the Government and employees’ unions applied only to those appointed on or after January 1, 2003, the drivers appointed in 2002 were excluded from its benefits, resulting in a situation where junior drivers were drawing higher pay and pensionary benefits than their seniors.With this decision, the drivers recruited in 2002 will be treated as regular from their initial date of appointment. It also ensures the grant of benefits such as ACP by counting service from the initial appointment date, coverage under the Old Pension Scheme and Family Pension Scheme, 1964, opening of General Provident Fund accounts.Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini here today accorded approval to a proposal regarding lease of land measuring 4 acre 01 kanal 17 marla of Gram Panchayat, Rattewali, block Barwala district Panchkula to Kamdhenu Gau Sewa Samiti, Saketri, Panchkula for establishment of Gaushala of 570 animals for a period of 20 years.Cabinet Approves Compassionate Appointment to Wife of Late ASI Sandeep Kumar Lather Smt. Santosh Kumari to be appointed as PGT Mathematics at Campus School, MDU, RohtakThe Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Nayab Singh Saini approved the proposal to provide a Government job on compassionate grounds to Santosh Kumari, wife of Late Sandeep Kumar Lather, Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Haryana Police, as a special and as one-time measure.The Cabinet approved appointment to Smt. Santosh Kumari on the post of PGT Mathematics (Group-B) in the Campus School, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak.Haryana Amends Urban Development Law, Cabinet accords approves the Ordinance The move aims to prevent misuse of exchange transactions as indirect land sales, curb illegal sub-division, and strengthen planned urban development in notified areasWith the objective of preventing misuse of exchange deeds for unauthorized land transactions in notified urban areas, the government proposes to amend section 7A of Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975 (hereinafter called the principal Act), by inserting ‘exchange deeds’ under this section.The State Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Nayab Singh Saini here today approved the said amendment by issuance of the ‘Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas (Haryana Amendment) Ordinance, 2025’.The amendment seeks to ensure that exchange deeds, which are increasingly being used as indirect sale instruments, are brought under the regulatory framework of the Act.Haryana Cabinet Approves Key Amendments to Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana to Strengthen Women EmpowermentThe Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Nayab Singh Saini here today, approved significant amendments to the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana (DDLLY), 2025 with the objective of strengthening women’s financial empowerment and promoting long-term savings.Under the proposed amendments, the monthly benefit under the scheme will remain Rs 2,100 per eligible woman. However, from the second month onwards, the assistance will be released in two parts — Rs 1,100 will be credited directly to the beneficiary’s savings bank account, while Rs 1,000 will be deposited in a Government-operated Recurring Deposit (RD) or Fixed Deposit (FD) account. The accumulated amount, along with interest, will be paid to the beneficiary on maturity. The tenure of the RD/FD will be decided by the Government and will not exceed five years.The amendments also propose integration of social development-linked eligibility criteria. In addition to income-based eligibility, mothers whose children studying in Government schools have demonstrated academic excellence by securing more than 80 percent marks in Class 10 or 12 board examinations, or have achieved grade-level competency under the NIPUN Bharat Mission in Classes 1 to 4, will be considered eligible. Similarly, mothers who have successfully rehabilitated their children from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) or Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM), as verified by the Women and Child Development Department, will also be covered under the scheme. Existing criteria related to age and domicile will continue unchanged.The income limit for this additional criteria is extended upto Rs. 1.8 lac as per FIDR. Aligning objectives of Viksit Bharat to socio economic development & family size, mothers who have more than 3 children will not be eligible under this category.To enhance transparency and community participation, the proposed amendments include validation of beneficiaries through local self-governance institutions. After initial verification by CRID, the list of beneficiaries will be shared with concerned Gram Sabhas in rural areas and Area Sabhas or Ward Committees in urban areas for community-level validation. In cases where any beneficiary is found ineligible or non-genuine during validation, the financial assistance will be discontinued.Notably, the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana was launched on September 25, 2025, to enhance the social security of women in the State. Within two months of its launch, around 10 lakh women registered under the scheme, reflecting its wide acceptance. The proposed amendments aim to further evolve the scheme from a cash assistance programme into a holistic, outcome-oriented initiative aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat.normalnormalThe post Haryana Cabinet Extends OPS, Other Benefits to 347 Contractual Drivers Appointed in 2002 appeared first on Chandigarh City News.