(a) whether a large number of employees working with Chandigarh U.T. Administration and Municipal Corporation on daily wages for the last so many years, have not yet been confirmed despite court directions to this regard;
(b) if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) whether there is any proposal for the same; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (CH. VIDYASAGAR RAO)
(a) to (d): The Hon`ble Supreme Court of India had in its judgement dated 29th March, 1996 in SLP No. 10106 of 1992 - Union of India & Ors. Vs Dharam Pal and Ors directed the respondents to regularise the services of such daily waged workers as had completed 240 days of service against existing vacancies in order of seniority in their respective categories. In pursuance of the said direction, 398 daily waged workers have so far been regularised in the Engineering Department of the Chandigarh Administration and 74 daily waged workers in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.