Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur Guarantees SC Quota in 1,013 Posts After High-Level Union Meet

• by Akanksha Mishra
• 2026-09-21 19:43:00

In a decisive move to uphold affirmative action and address administrative concerns across the state's education system, the Punjab Government has officially assured teachers' unions that the statutory Scheduled Caste (SC) reservation will be strictly enforced in the direct recruitment drive for 1,013 school lecturers. Clarifying the administration's stance during a high-profile consultative session, Social Security, Women & Child Development, Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur emphasized that the reserved share earmarked for the SC community will be protected under all circumstances. She reiterated that the entire recruitment drive will proceed strictly in alignment with established constitutional mandates, statutory guidelines, and executive reservation rosters, ensuring fair representation without legal compromise.

Punjab Bhawan Deliberations: Protecting Constitutional Rights and Dialogue-Driven Solutions

The firm commitment came during a comprehensive interface convened at Punjab Bhawan on Monday, where Dr. Baljit Kaur engaged directly with official delegations representing various SC/BC teachers' unions. Union representatives submitted detailed memoranda outlining their key representations, roster calculation grievances, and strategic recommendations concerning the ongoing selection process for 1,013 lecturer posts. Reaffirming the state's welfare agenda, Dr. Baljit Kaur noted that social justice is not merely an administrative policy but the bedrock of an egalitarian social order. She stressed that the Punjab Government firmly believes in addressing civic and service grievances through active dialogue, pledging that every legally admissible demand raised by the educators' associations will be examined with utmost priority and resolved in full accordance with established service rules.

Transparent Recruitment Assured as Senior Bureaucrats Join Crucial Deliberations

Assuring delegation members that the forthcoming appointments will maintain uncompromising transparency, the Minister asserted that no eligible category would face discrimination or procedural disadvantage during the recruitment cycles. Expressing their satisfaction over the government's constructive reception, union leaders thanked Dr. Baljit Kaur for her positive intervention and conveyed optimism that similar proactive steps will continue to safeguard the constitutional rights of marginalized SC and BC groups across department postings. The high-level review at Punjab Bhawan saw active participation from key administrative heads, including Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Special Chief Secretary Raji P. Srivastava, Special Secretary Ravinder Singh, Department Director Vimmi Bhullar, School Education Department Director Saktar Singh Bal, alongside other senior executive officers.

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