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Nearly 215 junior health inspectors working at the SWM department overseeing the work of pourakarmikas, door-to-door collection of waste and clearing black spots, haven’t been paid for the past six months. JHIs complained they are struggling to make ends meet due to pending salaries since February.

Despite economic slowdown due to the Covid pandemic and other factors, the IT and electronics industry in Punjab witnessed a significant growth in the financial year 2021-22, attracting investments worth Rs 770 crore, an increase of nearly 67 per cent over the previous year.