LAHORE: The Punjab Workers Welfare Board (PWWB) has approved a 100 per cent increase in the marriage grant while the death grant for the workers’ family has also been increased from Rs500,000 to Rs600,000, Pakistan Today learnt on Thursday. 10 agendas were presented at the meeting by the PWWB secretary, including the agenda to increase marriage grants and death grants whereas both agendas were approved at the governing body meeting. The request for regularisation of 127 interns working in the PL&HRD was rejected by the members of the governing body declaring it against the law. The governing body directed not to extend the contracts of these persons after the expiry of the existing contracts. The PWWB was banned from appointing interns without the approval of the governing body.

Source: Pakistan Today November 05, 2020 18:22 UTC