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Over 3 lakh Punjab government employees have gone on a two-day mass casual leave starting October 21 and 22, 2026, to protest against the state government over pending financial and service demands. Over 3 lakh employees from multiple departments, including teachers, transport staff, and PSPCL workers have gone on mass leave.
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Tejinder Singh of the DC Office Union said employees in the districts would hold protests outside Deputy Commissioners’ offices from 10 am on Wednesday. Employees had been urged to participate in the demonstrations in large numbers.
Sukhchain Khera, convenor of the Sanjha Mullazam Manch, told that the unions had received feelers from the government for a meeting with the Chief Secretary but had declined the offer. “Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had promised to hold a meeting with all union leaders. But the follow-up meeting never took place and our demands have not been met,” he said.
Sukhchain Khera, convenor of the Sanjha Mullazam Manch, told that the unions had received feelers from the government for a meeting with the Chief Secretary but had declined the offer.
Two major protest rallies are planned in Chandigarh and adjoining Mohali. Employees will assemble outside the Punjab Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh and at the grounds near PUDA Bhawan in Mohali. In the districts, employees have been asked to stage demonstrations outside Deputy Commissioners’ offices.
The key demands include the implementation of the 2.59 multiplication factor, the release of pending Dearness Allowance (DA) and arrears, and the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and Assured Career Progression (ACP) benefits. Other demands include the regularisation of contractual and outsourced workers and the withdrawal of the January 15, 2015, order that provides for probationary pay without standard allowances.
