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EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2026 (PAUSA 24, 1947 SAKA)

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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE,

EMPOWERMENT AND MINORITIES

(SPECIAL WELFARE CELL-1)

NOTIFICATION

The 13th January, 2026

No. SJEM-SWC104/4/2025-1SWC2I/1290221/2026.- Governor of Punjab is pleased to revise the

existing notification No. 8/2/2022-3SWC1/30, Dated 23.04.2025 and amend the composition of the following

twenty One Welfare Board with immediate effect as under :-

Sr. No.

Name of Board

1.

Kamboj Welfare Board

2.

Bazjigar and Tapriwas Welfare Board

3.

Brahman Welfare Board

4.

Khatri Arora Welfare Board

5.

Dalit Vikas Board

6.

Rai Sikh Welfare Board

7.

Rajput Kalyan Board

8.

Vimukatjati Welfare Board

9.

Prajapat Samaj Welfare Board

10.

Saini Welfare Board

11.

Ramgarhia Welfare Board

12.

Agarwal Welfare Board

13.

Gujjar Welfare Board

14.

Bariagi Welfare Board

15.

Swarankar Welfare Board

16.

Sain Samaj Welfare Board

17.

Punjab State Muslim Development Board

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18.

Parvasi Welfare Board

19.

Kanojia Welfare Board

20.

Masih Welfare Board

21.

Sufi Sant Samaj Welfare Board

Terms and Conditions

(i)

Head Quarter: The Headquarter of each of the above Board will be at Chandigarh and

Mohali.

(ii)

Composition: The composition of each board will be as under: -

a.) Chairperson (Full Time)

- 01 (One)

b) Senior Vice Chairperson (Part Time)

- 01 (One)

c) Vice Chairperson

(Part Time)

- 01 (One)

d) Non Official Member (Part Time)

- 10 (Ten)

(iii)

Function of Boards:-

(a)

Identifying the needs and problems of the Community of respective Board and to

suggest measures for their redressal;

(b)

To act as a link between the community and the Government for planning and

implementation of programmes and policies for social, economic and educational

upliftment of the respective Community and

(c)

To help strengthen mutual ties, social justice, empowerment and the peaceful co-existence

among various sections of the society.

(iv)

Tenure of office

The tenure of office of Chairperson, Senior Vice Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and

non official members shall be two years. A person appointed as Chairperson and non

official members can be removed at any time or he can also resign on his own volition.

(v)

Honorarium and other allowances:

The Honorarium and other allowances shall be admissible to Chairperson and non –

official Member of Board as per the standard term and Condition prescribed by

Department of Finance vide letter no. 7/1/2022-1FP2/200 dated 26.12.2022.

2.

The existing chairpersons and members of the above welfare Boards shall continue to hold

their office as per the terms and conditions of their appointments made earlier.

3.

This notification is being issued with the approval of competent authority.

V.K. MEENA, IAS

Principal Secretary to Govt of Punjab

Chandigarh

Department of Social Justice,

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