Parampal Kaur Sidhu

Some Lesser Known Facts About Parampal Kaur Sidhu

• After completing college, Parampal Kaur Sidhu appeared for the provincial civil services exams conducted by the Punjab Public Service Commission and passed.

• Following her appointment as a Block Development Panchayat Officer (BDPO), she became the first woman in Punjab to be given the post.

• Parampal Sidhu served as a PCS officer till 2011 after the Punjab government filed an appeal with the Government of India seeking her induction as an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer.

• She completed her civil service training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy Of Administration in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, in 2016.

• Although she became an IAS officer in 2016, the government granted her antecedent seniority due to her extensive service experience as a PCS officer and placed her in the 2011 batch.

• In 2020, she attended a Mid-Career Training Programme (MCTP).

• Her retirement was due on 31 October 2024, but she took retirement from the service in April 2024.

• After her resignation, speculations arose that Parampal Kaur would contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Bathinda constituency on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ticket.

• Sources claim that her father-in-law, Sikandar Singh Maluka, asked her to contest the elections as neither the Akali Dal nor the BJP granted him a ticket due to his age.

• The Indian National Congress (INC) has often accused Sikandar Singh of getting Parampal posted to the departments, which he controlled while serving as a minister in the BJP-SAD-led Punjab government.