Chandigarh, June 21 -- Punjab government has decided to absorb 2,437 apprentice trainees as assistant linemen in Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema said. The decision, he said, addressed a long-standing demand of apprentice trainees and reflected the government's commitment to employment generation and youth welfare. Cheema said,"The Board of Directors of PSPCL, acting upon the advice of the advocate general, has approved the absorption of 2,437 apprentice trainees as assistant linemen. The trainees are currently undergoing apprenticeship training in lineman trade at PSPCL and Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited." "PSPCL will conduct the mandatory Punjabi language examination for the trainees as a one-time relaxation. The examination schedule will be notified in due course on the official website of PSPCL, following which the process of absorption will be taken forward," he added. He said the government had made 9,627 recruitments in PSPCL and PSTCL since April 2022. The decision comes amid apprentice linemen's protest for regular recruitment in PSPCL. On June 5, police had resorted to a lathi charge outside the PSPCL headquarters in Patiala while removing protesters who had gathered there....