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SGPC approves 3 pc DA hike for employees, general session on Nov 20

Panel clears financial aid for 479 Dharmi Fauji personnel, Khalra memorial at Harike

SGPC approves 3% DA hike, announces November 20 general session
SGPC secretary Balwinder Singh Kahlwan addresses media in Amritsar. TNN Photo: Bharat Sharma

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The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Friday approved a 3 per cent dearness allowance (DA) instalment for its employees and decided to hold its general session on November 20, 2026, at Teja Singh Samundri Hall. The decisions were taken at a meeting of the SGPC’s executive committee chaired by president Harjinder Singh Dhami.

SGPC secretary Balwinder Singh Kahlwan announced the decisions following the meeting, which began at 11 am. The general session will be held at 12 noon on November 20.

The executive committee also approved a tribute to Bhai Parwinder Singh Jhotta and decided to install his portrait at the Central Sikh Museum.

The committee passed a resolution condemning allegations of disrespect towards the dupattas of Sikh women and turbans of Sikh youths by the Punjab Police.

It also approved financial assistance of Rs 50,000 each for 479 Dharmi Fauji personnel.

In another decision, the SGPC approved the purchase of land at Harike to establish a memorial in the memory of Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra. An annual event will also be organised at the memorial.

The committee further approved financial assistance of Rs 2.5 lakh for the family of a youth who died of electrocution during an event organised in memory of Bhai Parwinder Singh Jhotta.

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