Ludhiana, April 17 (Rajkumar Sathi). Cabinet Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian on Thursday stated that the Punjab government has created history by implementing reservation in the Advocate General’s office. Addressing the media, Mundian emphasized that the Punjab Government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, is taking sincere steps to strengthen the Scheduled Caste (SC) community, fulfilling the dreams of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar since its formation in 2022. The Cabinet Minister highlighted that when the AAP government took reins of state into its hands in 2022, photographs of Baba Sahib Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh have been mandatorily displayed in the offices of all government departments across Punjab. He affirmed that, in line with Dr. Ambedkar’s vision, the AAP government is committed to eradicating corruption and has fully adopted his ideology. He clarified that reservation in the appointment of law officers enables SC youth to become judges in the High Court and Supreme Court. Mundian added that in 2022, AAP’s National Convener Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann issued immediate orders to implement reservation arrangements for government advocate positions, especially in the High Court. In 2017, for the first time, reservation was introduced for 58 posts, marking a historic decision in favor of Punjab’s Dalits and Scheduled Tribes. Earlier the criteria was an annual income of Rs 20 lakh for Senior Advocate General, Rs 15 lakh for Additional Advocate General, Rs 10 lakh for Senior Deputy Advocate General, Rs 7 lakh for Deputy Advocate General, Rs 3.5 lakh for Assistant Advocate General, and no income requirement for Advocate on Record, as per the 2017 Act. Mundian stated that this historic decision significantly relaxed the criteria, halving the income tax requirement for SC and ST candidates, thereby enhancing their access to these positions.
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