Other states compelled to follow Punjab’s changed office timings
The Community News/Chandigarh
Punjab Information and Public Relations minister Chetan Singh Jauramajra on Tuesday hailed CM Bhagwant Mann led government’s decision to change the office timings in summer season.
It is worth mentioning that Punjab government has changed the office timings from 7:30 am to 2:00 pm with effect from 2 May till 15 July.
He lauded futuristic step of the government and said ever since the timings of the offices have been changed, common people as well as employees are happy.
“Punjabi people are early risers since ancient times and this move of the government will again help in inculcating the same old habits,” he added.
Detailing about the benefits of this step, Jauramajra said this change in office timings is a scientific and environment friendly decision which lead to considerable savings in terms of the consumption of electricity.
The same trend is followed in many developed countries also as the day begins early in the summer season.
“Even people of Chandigarh have also benefitted from this change as due to different office timings of Punjab government offices and UT or Central govt.
It has eased the load of traffic a lot during peak hours of 9:00 am or 5:00 pm resulting in smoother flow of traffic.
With this decision, Chandigarh admin and Traffic Police has emerged as the biggest beneficiary as traffic problem has become a matter of grave concern for this heritage city,” he added.
Solving this problem could have cost crore of rupees in terms of policy planning or infrastructure changes. But Bhagwant Mann’s historic decision has solved this problem of years in seconds and has helped in saving huge money also.
“I too had gone out on roads in early morning to assess the impact of this decision and got feedback through interacting with common people including employees,” the Minister said.
