The seven-member coordination committee formed in connection with the Jagat Jyot Shri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026 held a meeting at Punjab Bhawan in Chandigarh. The panel is tasked with coordinating with a committee set up by the Akal Takht on matters linked to the amended legislation. A joint sitting with the SGPC committee is scheduled for next week.
Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Act Panel: Who Is On the Committee
The Punjab Government constituted the panel through an order issued by the Department of Home Affairs and Justice on September 16. The committee has seven members drawn from religious leadership, the judiciary, and the civil services.
The members are former Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh, Damdami Taksal chief Sant Giani Harnam Singh Khalsa, Sant Baba Sewa Singh of Rampur Khera, retired judges Justice Jaspal Singh and Justice Gurbir Singh, former IPS officer and ex-Punjab Public Service Commission chairman Jatinder Singh Aulakh, and Law Officer Preet Inder Paul Singh.
Why the Coordination Committee Was Formed
The panel exists to coordinate with the committee formed by the Akal Takht on matters concerning the amended legislation. In simple terms, it is the bridge between the Punjab Government's side and the Akal Takht's side on how the amended Act is handled.
The meeting in Chandigarh is the panel's working session ahead of the joint sitting with the SGPC committee next week. That joint sitting is the next concrete step in the process.
What Happens Next
- The coordination committee has met at Punjab Bhawan in Chandigarh.
- A joint sitting with the SGPC committee is due next week.
- The panel's mandate is to coordinate with the Akal Takht committee on the amended legislation.
Our Take: Why This Meeting Matters
To put it plainly, this is a process story, not a verdict. The committee has met, and the real work sits in the joint sitting with the SGPC committee next week. What readers should watch is whether that sitting produces agreement on how the amended Act is implemented, or whether it exposes differences between the government-appointed panel and the Akal Takht side.
In our view, the composition of the panel is the signal worth noting. It brings together former Akal Takht leadership, Damdami Taksal, a sant from Rampur Khera, two retired judges, a former top bureaucrat, and a law officer. That mix suggests the government wants both religious credibility and legal weight at the table. Whether that translates into smooth coordination will only be clear after the joint sitting.
For now, the facts are limited and the next step is fixed: the two committees sit together next week. That meeting, not this one, will show where the Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026 process is actually heading.
