71,000+ Govt Jobs for Aam Aadmi in Punjab: Only Merit No Bribe No Influence
Last Updated: 4 November 2026
31 Oct 2026: Path cleared for filling 2,452 posts in BBMB[1]
-- Cabinet approved service rules for Punjab's separate cadre
-- Direct recruitment to these posts can now start[1:1]
-- Separate Cadre approved by Cabinet in Nov 2025[2]
-- Punjab pays 40% of the Bhakra Beas Management Board's finances, but its quota posts often stayed vacant[1:2]
71,777 Govt jobs given on merit so far, incl. 13,092 in Punjab Police (03 Nov 2026)[3]
-- Additional 600 next week
1. Government Jobs
Total New Govt jobs: 70,840 (Aug 2026)[4]; 68,228 as per Assembly resolution (Aug 2026)[5]
Yearly Punjab Police 2200 jobs to continuously engage lakhs of youth in exam & physical preparation[6]
Comparison with prev govt[5:1]
| Party in Power | Time in Power | Avg Govt Jobs per Year | Total Govt Jobs Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | 2022-Now (4.5 years) | ~15,700 | 70,840[4:1] |
| Congress | 2017-2022 | 11,324 | 56,623 |
| Akali | 2012-2017 | - | - |
Different department details
Top departments by jobs given (Apr 2022 – Aug 2026, Assembly resolution)[7]
| Department | Govt Jobs |
|---|---|
| School Education | 16,316 |
| Home (Police etc.) | 14,723 |
| Power | 8,706 |
| Local Government | 5,681 |
| Health & Family Welfare | 4,758 |
| Others (Revenue, Medical Education, Water Resources, Agriculture etc.) | Rest |
| Total | 68,228 |
- Doctor Hiring Punjab
- Teacher Hiring Punjab
- Punjab Police Recruitment Both Civilians Experts & Police Force
2. Regularisation of Contractual jobs (2025)
May 2026: Cabinet cleared framework to end the contractual system & regularise 65,000+ contract/outsourced workers across 51 departments; ~26,000 to benefit first, in phases[8]
-- Largest: Power (15,753), Local Govt/sanitation (8,436), Cooperatives (8,373), School Education (7,704), Transport (4,746)
- 12000+ Teachers regularised in Punjab Not counted in New Jobs
- 804 Health Staff Regularised
- 1,458 Forest employees regularised
3. Private Industry & Jobs creation
4. Placement Camps & Guidance
References:
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=229128 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 31 Oct 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=213590 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 15 Nov 2025) ↩︎
https://yespunjab.com/punjab-cm-mann-gives-diwali-gift-of-govt-jobs-to-801-youth-announces-600-more-appointments-next-week/ (Punjab Govt Press Release, 03 Nov 2026) ↩︎
https://yespunjab.com/punjab-police-gets-1746-new-constables-as-cm-bhagwant-mann-hands-over-appointment-letters-in-jalandhar/ (Punjab Govt Press Release, 27 Aug 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-assembly-resolution-praises-transparent-recruitments-cong-demands-white-paper/ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-to-recruit-1800-constables-and-300-sub-inspectors-in-state-police-every-year-460227 ↩︎
https://theprint.in/india/punjab-assembly-passes-resolution-lauding-govt-recruitment-process-cong-seeks-white-paper/3006575/ ↩︎
https://www.etvbharat.com/en/state/punjab-govt-clears-regularisation-framework-for-several-employees-to-end-contractual-system-enn26053005599 ↩︎
