The directive said that in case no post was available or where the ceiling of five per cent had been achieved, the concerned departments should send particulars of dependents of the deceased seeking appointments to the UT Regional Employment Officer. While this may be done within one month from the date of recommendation of the Committee, any delay in this regard would be viewed seriously, it added.

A common Committee on Compassionate Appointments had been constituted for providing speedy employment to dependents of deceased employees.

Congres men meet Sonia Gandhi
A delegation of local Congressmen, including Bhajan Kaur, Subhash Kataria, Gobinder Bawa, Satya Wati, Asha Sharma, Janak Arora and Kewal Krishan met the Congress president SoniaGandhi and congratulated her for according 33 oper cent resevation for women in the Pradesh Congress Committees.