The League charged the Punjab Sainik Welfare Department of not being vigilant about various reservations in recruitment of ex-servicemen during the past four years.

According to League general secretary Prabhjot Singh, the Punjab Government, in its notification dated June 19 2007, had made provision for employment of additional programme officers, computer assistants, gram rozgar sewaks/employment guarantee assistants in the Rural Development Department, but here was no mention of any reservation for ex-servicemen.

The core group of Ex-Services League has requested the Director of Sainik Welfare to be vigilant about such discrepancies and take remedial measures. It has also requested the director to streamline the working of the department so that ex-servicemen do not miss their chance of re-employment.

The League has also alleged that a large number of ex-servicemen re-employed in the department in Class IV cadres as sweepers, chowkidars, gardeners, et al are retiring as ad-hoc employees without pension, even after serving for 10 to 20 years.

Similarly JCO’s and honorary officers re-employed as welfare workers are now left with no channel of promotion, he alleged, adding that earlier they were promoted as assistant directors.

Singh said that officer ranks - Major’s and below, employed as assistant directors, who were earlier promoted as deputy directors are also not being promoted.