Background
Paramjit Kaur Landran was born in Landran on 29 September 1971 to Dilbag Singh Gill and Labh Kaur.
Paramjit Kaur Landran was born in Landran on 29 September 1971 to Dilbag Singh Gill and Labh Kaur.
She did her early schooling from Landran and went to Post Graduate Government College for Girls – Sector 11, Chandigarh, GCG for Bachelor and then to Punjabi University, Patiala for Bachelor of Laws.
She was elected to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee House in the elections held on 18 September 2011. She is Chairperson of Punjab State, Chairperson of Panchayat Mahila Shakti Association, Punjab, A scheme sponsored by Government of India, Press and Office Secretary of Shiromani Akali Dal (Women Wing). She served as Vice Chairperson of Panchayat Samiti, Kharar from 2008 to 2013.
As a Lawyer She practised at District Courts, Mohali since 1996 until being appointed as Chairperson of Punjab State in January 2013.
In 1998 at the age of 27 she was elected Sarpanch of her native village Landran. First female to hold the Office of Sarpanch in her village and youngest in the state at that time.
In 2011 She was the Shiromani Akali Dal candidate for Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee from Mohali Constituency. In elections held on 18 September she defeated her rival by a margin of 3182 votes.
She held the position of Press and Office Secretary of Shiromani Akali Dal (Women Wing).
Paramjit Kaur Landran was appointed chairperson of Punjab State by the Government of Punjab, India led by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on 3 January 2013. In her role as Chairperson, Paramjit Kaur Landran visited female inmates lodged at Patiala Central Jail on 11 March 2013 and heard their grievances and instructed the Jail Authorities to ensure that they are not deprived of their basic human rights. Later, She held a meeting of District Police Officials of Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib Districts and also Inspected Women Police Station at Fatehgarh Sahib.
On 8 May 2013 Punjab State held a High Level Meeting of all the Women Cells of the State.
While presiding over the meeting Paramjit Kaur Landran directed the Police Officers, Incharge of Women cells, in the State to solve the sensitive issues related to women on the priority basis. On 11, 12 and 26 July organised courts for 12 districts to redress cases related to women issues at Jalandhar, Amritsar and Sangrur respectively.
More than 50 cases of districts Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Nawan Sehar and Hoshiarpur came up for hearing at Jalandhar, about 50 cases of districts Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur and Pathankot were redressed at court held at Amritsar and more than 60 cases of districts Sangrur, Mansa, Bathinda and Barnala were redressed at court hearing held at Sangrur.
In 2008 she was elected member of Panchayat Samiti, Kharar and went on to be elected its Vice Chairperson. She visited Germany in 2000 as a member of 11 member delegation of National Level consisting of rural as well as urban elected representatives and did comparative study of Local Government Institutions. She remained Member of State Advisory Committee of co-Operative Department, Government of Punjab, India, Member of District Grievances Redressal Committee, Mohali, Member of District Education Advisory Committee, Mohali.
She was nominated as Member of Board of Management of Guru Angad Development Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana in 2012 by His Excellency Shivraj Patil, Governor of Punjab.