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A Study of Job Satisfaction Among the Employees of Municipal Committees of Punjab (Distt. Gurdaspur)
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The aim of the present study is to examine job satisfaction level among employees of municipal committees of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. The municipal committees play a vital role in economic development of a country. Job satisfaction relates to employees’ way of thinking and feeling about the work. The research covered 108 employees of three municipal committees, viz. Batala, Qadian, and Shri Hargobindpur in Gurdaspur district. This study identifies the employees’ job satisfaction level on work environment, employee behaviour, team spirit, salary, job security, and welfare measures of employees in municipal committees of Gurdaspur district. The statistical tools like factor analysis and percentage analysis have been used in this study. The employees are satisfied with their jobs in the municipal committees, but there are certain factors they need to get improved, like drinking water facilities, canteen, generator, online records, Internet facilities, salaries and wages on time so that their satisfaction level may be further enhanced.
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Job Satisfaction, Municipal Committees, Work Environment, Job Security, Welfare Measures.
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