*Haryana Government Issues Fresh Guidelines for Handling Service Matters of Common Cadre Group-D Employees*

Chandigarh, November 14 – The Haryana Government has issued comprehensive instructions to streamline the process of compassionate appointments, resignations, disciplinary proceedings, and transfer/posting cases of Common Cadre Group-D employees across all state departments. An order in this regard has been issued by Chief Secretary Sh. Anurag Rastogi.

As per the Haryana Group-D Employees (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2018, the service conditions of all individuals appointed to any Group-D post on or after March 28, 2018, will be governed under the provisions of this Act. Further, as per the Haryana Government Gazette notification dated December 21, 2023, the Director General, Human Resources Department, has been designated as the “Appointing Authority” under Section 2(a)(1) of the Act.

The government has now decided that all matters relating to compassionate appointment, resignation, disciplinary proceedings, and transfer/posting of Common Cadre Group-D employees, where the appointing authority is the Director General, shall be referred to the Directorate of Human Resource, Haryana, for further action and orders.

For compassionate appointments, cases will be examined strictly in accordance with the Haryana Compassionate Financial Assistance or Appointment Rules, 2019, and will be verified by the HSAS Cadre Officer along with recommendations from the concerned Head of Department. Resignation cases of employees appointed on or after March 28, 2018, must be forwarded through the respective controlling authority or department. Disciplinary matters must be submitted along with a complete record of facts, supporting documents, and departmental recommendations.

The government has directed that these instructions be followed meticulously by all concerned departments to ensure uniformity and efficiency in handling Group-D service matters.