Bhagwant Mann Cabinet Gives Nod To Outsourced Personnel Transition Bill, 3 Digital Universities, Key Governance Reforms

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News india Bhagwant Mann Cabinet Gives Nod To Outsourced Personnel Transition Bill, 3 Digital Universities, Key Governance Reforms Bhagwant Mann Cabinet Gives Nod To Outsourced

News india Bhagwant Mann Cabinet Gives Nod To Outsourced Personnel Transition Bill, 3 Digital Universities, Key Governance Reforms Bhagwant Mann Cabinet Gives Nod To Outsourced Personnel Transition Bill, 3 Digital Universities, Key Governance Reforms Published By, Last Updated: August 06, 2026, 09:57 IST Punjab Cabinet announced a series of landmark decisions aimed at strengthening education, improving governance and public service delivery, and promoting inclusive development Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann. (Photo: X/BhagwantMann) Under the leadership of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the State Cabinet on Wednesday announced a series of landmark decisions aimed at strengthening education, improving governance and public service delivery, and promoting inclusive development across the state. The Cabinet passed the Punjab Regulation of Fee of Un-aided Educational Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to regulate unnecessary and unreasonable fee hikes by private un-aided educational institutions, besides approving the Punjab State Outsourced Personnel Transition to Contractual Engagement Bill, 2026, establishment of three new Digital Open Universities and several other key policy initiatives. Bill Tabled After Cabinet’s Nod According to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the Cabinet gave nod to bring the Punjab Regulation of Fee of Un-aided Educational Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2026, for regulation of unnecessary and unreasonable increase in fee by Private Un-Aided Educational Institutions. The Bill has been necessitated as some un-aided Private Educational Institutions were arbitrarily and unreasonably increasing their annual fees, which was imposing unnecessary financial burden on students and their parents. Thus, a need has been felt to amend the Punjab Regulation of Fee of Unaided Educational Institutions Act, 2016, the Punjab Regulation of Fee of Un-aided Educational Institutions Amendment Act, 2019 and the Rules framed under the Act to check unjustified fee hikes by Private Un-Aided Schools. Punjab State Outsourced Personnel Bill, 2026 The Cabinet also gave its approval to place the Punjab State Outsourced Personnel Transition to Contractual Engagement Bill, 2026 for the transition of eligible outsourced personnel into direct contractual engagement after a qualifying period of five years of continuous service, or three years in the case of personnel deployed in the enumerated Hazardous Categories under Section 2(1).

Under the provisions of the bill, the remuneration of contractual appointees shall be determined by the Department of Finance and shall not be lower than the minimum rate of wages fixed under the Code on Wages, 2019, or any other law relating to minimum wages for the time being in force. The Bill repeals the Punjab Ad Hoc, Contractual, Daily Wage, Temporary, Work Charged and Outsourced Employees’ Welfare Act, 2016 (Punjab Act No. 55 of 2016) from the date of its enactment. Extension To Services Of 449 Veterinary Pharmacists, 451 Safai Sewaks In order to provide better health facilities to livestock owners, the Cabinet also approved the extension of the services of 449 Veterinary Pharmacists and 451 Safai Sewaks working in 582 Veterinary Hospitals across the state as service providers for one more year from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027. Approves Creation of Block Tarsika From Block Jandiala Guru The Cabinet gave approval to create Block Tarsika from Block Jandiala Guru in Amritsar district in the larger public interest. Block Tarsika will be created in Amritsar district by taking out 64 Gram Panchayats from Block Jandiala Guru. This new Tarsika Block will include 64 out of 121 village panchayats from the Jandiala Guru Block. With the formation of this Tarsika Block, the development activities of these 64 villages will get a boost. 3 New Digital Open Universities In State To attract best quality Educational Institutions of national and international repute to the State of Punjab, the Government of Punjab has prepared the Punjab Private Digital Open Universities Policy, 2026. As per the policy, the Cabinet also gave nod to Cloud University at Bohan, Hoshiarpur, MS Digital University at Fatehpur and Physicswallah Digital University at Nandpur Kesho in Patiala. The setting up of these universities is expected to bring quality education to the city and will help in the overall development of the area.