Punjab to recruit 619 women multipurpose health workers

Chandigarh, July 2 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema has approved comprehensive administrative proposals aimed at significantly enhancing public service delivery through the recruitment of 619 women multipurpose health workers under the Department of Health and Family Welfare.

Cheema, in a statement, said these positions represent a strategic combination of direct recruitment and promotion quotas within the department.

According to the breakdown, 220 posts have been vacant for less than one year, while 346 posts are designated as promotional positions intended to elevate eligible individuals from the cadre of trained dai to multipurpose health worker.

He said that 53 direct recruitment posts, which had been vacant for more than a year and were consequently abolished under the Finance Department’s standing guidelines dated June 6, 2019, will be formally revived following the necessary approval from the Council of Ministers.

Cheema said the health workers will be placed in the pay scale of Rs 21,700 – 69,100 at Level-3 as per the Punjab Health and Family Welfare Technical (Group-C) Service (First Amendment) Rules, 2025.

To ensure the maximum efficiency of this recruitment drive, the state government has consciously decided to remove these 619 appointments from the jurisdiction of the Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board due to the prolonged timelines typically associated with their hiring processes.

Instead, the entire recruitment process will be executed directly through the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences in Faridkot, a move that has already received the formal consent and agreement of the Subordinate Services Selection Board via an official communication of December 3, 2025.

The Finance Minister said that filling these health sector posts will entail an additional annual financial implication of approximately Rs 16.12 crore per annum during the mandatory probation period.

Switching to the administrative reforms in the industrial sector, Cheema said a robust proposal from the Department of Industries has been cleared to revive vital direct recruitment cadres to maintain operational efficiency.

–IANS

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