Chandigarh, February 10:  Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal today approved a proposal for an amendment under Section 6 of Haryana Rural Development Act, 1986, to provide for Pension/Pensionary benefits to the employees of Haryana Rural Development Fund Administration Board.

The amendment has been     done so that necessary guidelines/rules/instructions can be issued to make the payment of Pension and consequential benefits to the officers and officers of Haryana Rural Development Fund Administration Board in compliance of the directions issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. For this, after sub-section (5) of the Section 6 of the Haryana Rural Development Act, 1986 a new sub-section (5A) will be added stating that “The Fund may also be utilized by the Board for payment of Pension and other consequential retiral benefits to the employees of the Board.