Lovely Professional University Provides Permanent Employment to Families of Punjab Flood Victims

Lovely Professional University (LPU) has proved to be a holistic institute. It shows its commitment beyond academics by offering permanent employment to family members of those who tragically lost their lives in the recent devastating Punjab floods. LPU Chancellor and Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Ashok Kumar Mittal spearheads this humanitarian effort to offer financial security and dignity to families impacted by the floods.

Dr. Mittal distributed appointment letters to the representatives of four affected families in the Jalandhar campus of LPU, on October 3, 2025, himself. The jobs offered are designed based on the eligibility and skills of the beneficiaries. This initiative followed Dr. Mittal’s announcement on September 5, promising to give jobs to one family member of each of the 43 individuals who died in the floods. 

Dr. Mittal said at the ceremony, “This is not just about giving jobs; it is about offering dignity, security, and a chance to rebuild lives shattered by the floods. LPU is responsible for standing by Punjab in this crisis, ensuring no family is left behind.” Earlier, he had contributed ₹20 lakh to the Punjab Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to support ongoing rehabilitation efforts.

Heartfelt stories were shared by the beneficiaries. Deepika, a resident of Purana Bhangal in Mukerian, who lost her mother and home during the floods, said, “After losing everything, this job at LPU has given me hope and strength to rebuild life for my younger siblings and myself.” Another beneficiary, Gagan from Jugial, Pathankot, who lost his wife while rescuing children, said, “The job is a lifeline. It cannot erase my pain, but it gives me courage and the means to support my elderly parents with dignity.”

The officials of LPU have confirmed that permanent positions are already in place in some of the families and that the outreach process is ongoing to cover all eligible and needy families. Dr Mittal called upon corporate houses, philanthropists and community leaders in India to help in ensuring the long-term rehabilitation of the flood victims by stressing shared responsibility.

Apart from this remarkable initiative for the families of Punjab flood victims, LPU has an ongoing obligation towards community development and social responsibility. LPU has certain productive programmes/initiatives through its National Service Scheme (NSS) unit, which has more than 2,200 volunteers working in 24 adopted villages:

1.Support for education of underprivileged children

2. Health awareness programmes such as menstruation and polio vaccinations, blood donor programmes.

3.Environmental exercises such as tree plantation and cleaning exercises, and vocational skills-development workshops.

4.Students of engineering and architecture actively cooperate with the local government in the infrastructure development in the form of sewage systems, waterways cleaning, and urban planning that would withstand a disaster. 

These long-term endeavours demonstrate LPU and its long-term commitment to inclusive growth, sustainability, and resilience of the communities around it, so that it can be a model of social awareness beyond the academic circles.

AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann have praised this effort as a ray of hope and an example of how to respond to a crisis through a combination of political leadership and social responsibility.

This initiative makes LPU not only a top educational institution but a socially responsible institution willing to restore lives and communities in Punjab.