GANGTOK, 11 Feb: Temporary
employees of the State government with disabilities have something to cheer
about. The State government has sanctioned the creation of 5 posts in the Energy
& Power Department for disabled temporary employees.
The state government has issued
the order for the creation of 5 posts of Supervisor [Electrical] in the Power
Department; these posts are exclusively for appointment of disabled temporary
employees, more specifically, for those temporary employees who were disabled
in the line of duty.
It is informed that the creation
of the posts will be filled by those temporary employees who were electrocuted
while on duty and suffered disabilities to the extent of 40% and above.
Furthermore, it is informed that
these newly created posts will automatically stand abolished as and when
vacated by the incumbents on account of promotion, resignation or retirement.
These posts were created with the
concurrence of the Finance department.
