Chandigarh: The Haryana Legislative Assembly on Monday passed two bills — the Haryana Extension Lecturers and Guest Lecturers (Assurance of Service) Amendment Bill, 2026, and the Haryana Travel Agents Registration and Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 — during the ongoing budget session.The amendment to the Haryana Extension Lecturers and Guest Lecturers (Assurance of Service) Act, 2024, seeks to refine several provisions of the original law, notified on January 16, 2025. The Act provides assured service benefits to extension and guest lecturers who completed five years of service on or before August 15, 2024.Minister of state for sports Gaurav Gautam introduced both bills. The amendments to the lecturers’ Bill include changes in Section 3, shifting the calculation of 240 days of contractual service from the calendar year to a one-year service period. Section 2(g), defining eligible extension lecturers, was also amended by extending the eligibility cut-off from June 30, 2023, to July 21, 2025.Further changes were proposed in Section 4, covering financial benefits. The government has decided that eligible extension and guest lecturers will receive a consolidated monthly remuneration of ₹57,700. This amount will be revised in line with Dearness Allowance hikes every January 1 and July 1. Annual increments may also be notified after the completion of one year from the commencement of the Act and subsequently each year.Amendments to the Schedule under Section 4 were also approved, covering ex-gratia assistance and compassionate appointments. These changes were incorporated following representations from the Haryana Extension Lecturers Association.The assembly also passed the Haryana Travel Agents Registration and Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to address inconsistencies between the state’s 2025 Act and the Emigration Act, 1983. The ministry of external affairs informed the state that certain provisions in the 2025 law — enacted to regulate travel agents operating in Haryana — conflicted with the central law governing overseas employment, prompting the need for amendments.
