Punjab passes bill to bring 26k outsourced workers on contract | Chandigarh News - The Times of India
Chandigarh: The Punjab assembly on Monday unanimously passed Punjab State Outsourced Personnel (Transition to Contractual Engagement) Bill, 2026, paving the way for the transition of over 26,000 outsourced workers in govt departments and entities into direct contractual engagement after five years of continuous service. For workers in specified hazardous categories, the qualifying period has been reduced to three years.