# Punjab Govt Offices Empty as Employees Strike

> Punjab employees and pensioners strike over unpaid DA and pension revisions.
- Title: Punjab Govt Offices Empty as Employees Strike · mint
- Summary: Punjab employees and pensioners strike over unpaid DA and pension revisions. Punjab government employees and pensioners staged a two-day strike demanding…
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- Author: Sneha Biswas
- Published: 2026-10-21T18:11:32+00:00
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- Topics: punjab, punjab government, employees, pensioners, da, pension revision, strike, punjab employees and pensioners joint fr, joint employees platform punjab, news, india
## Punjab Employees Strike
Punjab government employees announced a two-day protest across the state over administrative and monetary demands.
## Strike Organised
The protest is held under the banner of the Punjab Employees and Pensioners Joint Front and the Joint Employees Platform Punjab.
## Public Transport Disrupted
On Wednesday, the strike disrupted public transport and administrative services across the state.
## Empty Government Office
A video of an empty government office emerged online from Jalandhar.
## Rally in Hoshiarpur
In Hoshiarpur, the Sanjhi Talmel Committee held a district-level protest rally outside the District Administrative Complex.
## Strike Demands
The state-wide protest centres around several long-standing financial and policy demands including the immediate restoration of the Old Pension Scheme, release of pending Dearness Allowance instalments, pension revisions, and restoration of 37 discontinued allowances.
## Opposition Response
Punjab Congress chief Pargat Singh urged the AAP government to initiate talks to resolve the grievances, stating people were fed up with hollow promises.
## Key takeaway

Punjab government employees and pensioners staged a two-day strike demanding immediate restoration of the Old Pension Scheme, pending Dearness Allowance payments, and pension revisions.