Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Chandigarh

Haryana notifies provision of contractual jobs for 1984 riot-hit families

IANS | December 10, 2025 02:18 PM

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government has notified amendments to the Deployment of Contractual Persons Policy of 2022, providing compassionate deployment to families of persons from the state who were killed during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi has issued a notification in this regard.

Under the amended provisions, notwithstanding the existing definition of "family" under relevant government rules, one unanimously identified current family member of a person killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, whether the incident occurred in Haryana or outside the state, shall be eligible for deployment or engagement through the Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam Limited (HKRNL).

Such deployment shall be made against a suitable job role under Level-I, Level-II or Level-III, strictly as per the educational qualifications and eligibility criteria prescribed by HKRN, an official statement said here on Wednesday.

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