70,000+ Govt Jobs in Punjab: Only Merit No Bribe No Influence

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Last Updated: 3 October 2026

Nov 2025: Cabinet approved a separate 2,458-post cadre for Punjab in BBMB so that Punjab's quota posts are filled by recruitment[1]

Aug 2026: 70,840 Govt jobs given on merit so far, incl. 13,092 in Punjab Police (CM, 27 Aug 2026)[2]

1. Government Jobs

Total New Govt jobs: 70,840 (Aug 2026)[2:1]; 68,228 as per Assembly resolution (Aug 2026)[3]

Yearly Punjab Police 2200 jobs to continuously engage lakhs of youth in exam & physical preparation[4]

Comparison with prev govt[3:1]

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[2:2]
Congress 2017-2022 11,324 56,623
Akali 2012-2017 - -

Different department details

Top departments by jobs given (Apr 2022 – Aug 2026, Assembly resolution)[5]

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

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[6]
-- Largest: Power (15,753), Local Govt/sanitation (8,436), Cooperatives (8,373), School Education (7,704), Transport (4,746)

3. Private Industry & Jobs creation

4. Placement Camps & Guidance

References:

  1. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=213590 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 15 Nov 2025) ↩︎

  2. 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) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-assembly-resolution-praises-transparent-recruitments-cong-demands-white-paper/ ↩︎ ↩︎

  4. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-to-recruit-1800-constables-and-300-sub-inspectors-in-state-police-every-year-460227 ↩︎

  5. https://theprint.in/india/punjab-assembly-passes-resolution-lauding-govt-recruitment-process-cong-seeks-white-paper/3006575/ ↩︎

  6. https://www.etvbharat.com/en/state/punjab-govt-clears-regularisation-framework-for-several-employees-to-end-contractual-system-enn26053005599 ↩︎

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