Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V K Saxena on Thursday distributed appointment letters to 47 survivors of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Saxena, speaking at Tilak Vihar in West Delhi, announced that 437 pending applications for appointments are under verification and special camps will be held to complete the process. L-G House officials said six additional appointment letters will be issued to successors of beneficiaries who have exceeded the age of service.
Saxena also directed officials to rename the ‘Widows’ Colony’ – where the families of the riot victims live – as per suggestions from local residents.
According to L-G House officials, jobs were given after a wait of over four decades. “This decision, pending for decades due to procedural delays and insensitive red tape, has enabled a larger pool of candidates to secure employment, by becoming eligible for it,” an official said.
Saxena, in a post on X, said the jobs for the affected families will mark a new beginning for them and help them regain self-respect,
