In response to the stubborn attitude of the Punjab Government regarding the fulfillment of collective demands
In response to the stubborn attitude of the Punjab Government regarding the fulfillment of collective demands: In response to the stubborn attitude of the Punjab Government regarding the fulfillment of collective demands—a stance challenged by the Coordination Committee formed under the ‘Punjab Employees and Pensioners Joint Forum’—office employees are set to hold protests against the government while on duty on September 8, 2026.
In a similar vein, employees from the Agriculture and allied departments located in Phase 6 held a protest rally this morning. Following a rally held in the afternoon, various speakers—including prominent employee and pensioner leaders such as Kartar Singh Pal, Inderjit Singh, Harvinder Kaur, Manmohan Kaur, Jasvir Kaur, Karamjit Singh, Prem Chand Sharma, Deepak Vashisht, Gurpreet Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Gurdip Singh, Janak Singh, and Sukhwinder Singh ‘Sukkha’—stated that the Punjab Government is deliberately delaying the implementation of the Hon’ble High Court’s decision regarding Dearness Allowance (DA).
Furthermore, the leaders addressed claims made by a committee—formed under the direction of the Punjab Finance Minister—which alleged that Punjab government employees are receiving higher salaries than their counterparts at the Central government level. The leaders clarified that the pay scales currently in effect (which have been in place since before 2020) were implemented by the Punjab Government based on the recommendations of the Punjab Pay Commission.
They asserted that the government is merely attempting to pass the remainder of its tenure by repeatedly issuing statements on these matters. The leaders explicitly pointed out that in the manifesto released by the Aam Aadmi Party during the 2022 elections, several commitments were made regarding Punjab’s employees and pensioners.
These included: implementing the 6th Pay Commission upon coming to power; forming a committee to deliberate on these matters; regularizing contractual (temporary) employees; restoring the Old Pension Scheme (for those recruited after 2004); and addressing 13 other specific issues. During today’s rally, a demand was raised for the Punjab government to fulfill these promises—specifically, to release an 18% Dearness Allowance (DA) and all outstanding arrears due to employees and pensioners. It was unanimously decided that any decision taken, or any course of action devised, by the Coordination Committee of Punjab would be fully implemented.