# Punjab passes bill to bring 28,000 outsourced staff under govt contract 2026-08-10T18:57:34+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Punjab Assembly on Monday unanimously passed the Punjab State Outsourced Personnel (Transition to Contractual Engagement) Bill, 2026, eliminating the decades-old outsourcing system for government workers. The first phase covers 26,000 to 28,000 outsourced employees in Group-C and Group-D categories engaged in essential public services. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the move ends contractual exploitation and establishes a direct employer-employee relationship with the state. Beneficiaries will receive salary protection, provident fund, gratuity, ESI, maternity leave, and 10 days of casual leave annually. The 15-22% commission previously deducted by outsourcing agencies will be scrapped, with the savings passed to workers. The government will now directly contract the eligible employees. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in Tags: AAP government, Bhagwant Mann, contractual workers, labour rights, outsourcing, Punjab Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/punjab-passes-bill-to-bring-28000-outsourced-staff-under-govt-contract/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/punjab-passes-bill-to-bring-28000-outsourced-staff-under-govt-contract/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.