Sanitation workers call off strike after Punjab govt agrees to hike salaries
Punjab government agreed to hike monthly salaries of sanitation workers to ₹20,500, effective August 1, 2026.
Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema and local government minister Harjot Singh Bains held deliberations with the sanitation workers’ union led by Punjab Raj Safai Karamchari Commission chairman Chandan Grewal.
The state government announced formation of a special investigation team (SIT) to investigate the July 22 Barnala lathicharge incident.
Contractual sanitation staff engaged by urban local bodies and improvement trusts will receive ₹20,500 per month, matching regular employees during probation period.
The strike, ongoing since July 8, was called off after the agreement.
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