ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous
Ashiq Awan on Saturday announced regularization of 471 contract
employees of Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV).She made this
announcement during a function held here PTV Headquarters attended by a
large number of PTV employees.
The minister said that the
decision was made in the PTV Board of Directors meeting Friday night.By
regularization of contract employees of the Pakistan Television
Corporation (PTV), the present government has fulfilled promise of
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto,she added.She said that the PPP in its
manifesto announced before the 2008 elections that all contract
employees in the government institutions would be regularized. It may
be mentioned that 800 PTV employees had been regularized in the first
phase.
The minister said that the Board of Directors, besides
approving regularization of 471 employees also decided that the PTV
employees would be paid arrears of their increased salaries before
Eidul Fitr.
The minister said that those PTV employees who have
not been regularized in this phase should not lose heart as the
government would continue this process in phases and they will be
regularized during next phase.
Dr Firdous said the revulutioary
step of regularisation of PTV employees was taken on the directions of
the President and Prime Minister.
She appreciated the efforts
of PTV MD Yusuf Baig Mirza and his team in regularization of the PTV
employees.She said that the government has tried to follow the criteria
for regularization, however if someone feels that he was ignored
without justification,doors were open for all. The minister said that
the government has fulfilled its responsibility by regularizing the
contract employees and now it was the responsibility of the employees
to work hard.
She congratulated the employees for their
appointment in PTV and advised them to work more devotedly and
enthusiastically to bring a good name for the organization. Online
