The Haryana Government has formally amended the Deployment of Contractual Persons Policy, 2022, to provide contractual employment to the family members of those who lost their lives in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

A notification to this effect was issued by Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi, here today.

According to the notification, Clause 12 (iii) has been inserted into the policy as a partial modification of the original policy dated June 30, 2022, and subsequent amendments made on October 26, 2023, and May 13, 2025.

Under this new provision, notwithstanding earlier definitions of “family,” one eligible member of the family of victims from Haryana — whether they were killed within the state or outside during the 1984 riots — will be considered for deployment on a contractual basis

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