SGPC Fixes General Session for November 20, Approves 3% DA Hike and Jhota Portraitਐੱਸਜੀਪੀਸੀ ਦਾ ਜਨਰਲ ਸੈਸ਼ਨ 20 ਨਵੰਬਰ ਨੂੰ, 3 ਫ਼ੀਸਦੀ ਡੀਏ ਅਤੇ ਝੋਟਾ ਦੀ ਤਸਵੀਰ ਨੂੰ ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰੀ

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will hold its general session on 20 November 2026 at Teja Singh Samundri Hall, the body's executive committee decided at a meeting on Friday, 30 October, chaired by president Harjinder Singh Dhami. SGPC secretary Balwinder Singh Kahlwan announced the decisions after the meeting, which began at 11 am; the general session will start at 12 noon on 20 November, The North News reported. The Tribune's Punjab listing the same day also carried the session date and the decision to install a portrait of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota at the Central Sikh Museum. The general session is expected to elect the SGPC's new office-bearers, as the Tribune listing noted.

What did the executive approve for employees?

The executive approved a 3 per cent dearness allowance (DA) instalment for SGPC employees, The North News reported. It also approved financial assistance of Rs 50,000 each for 479 Dharmi Fauji personnel. In a separate decision, it approved Rs 2.5 lakh for the family of a youth who died of electrocution during an event organised in memory of Jhota. The DA decision covers staff across the gurdwaras and institutions the SGPC manages.

What was decided about Jhota and Jaswant Singh Khalra?

The committee approved a tribute to Jhota, the Mansa anti-drug activist shot dead on 13 October, and confirmed that his portrait will be installed at the Central Sikh Museum in the Golden Temple complex. SGPC president Dhami had first announced the portrait on 17 October after meeting Jhota's family in Mansa, and Friday's meeting gave it formal executive approval. The committee also approved buying land at Harike to build a memorial to Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra, with an annual event to be held there.

What resolution did the SGPC pass on the police?

The executive passed a resolution condemning the alleged disrespect towards the dupattas of Sikh women and the turbans of Sikh youths by the Punjab Police, The North News reported. The wording follows acting Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj's condemnation of Mansa police this week over the handling of protesters' turbans and articles of faith during the ongoing Jhota agitation in Mansa. The resolution is the SGPC's institutional statement on the incident; the police have not announced a finding on the allegation.

When and where is the SGPC general session?

At 12 noon on 20 November 2026, at Teja Singh Samundri Hall, the SGPC secretary announced after Friday's executive meeting.

What DA hike did SGPC employees get?

A 3 per cent dearness allowance instalment, approved by the executive committee on 30 October 2026.

Where will Jhota's portrait be installed?

At the Central Sikh Museum in the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, a decision first announced on 17 October and formally approved by the executive on Friday.