Interacting with victim families at a ‘Samvaad’ programme organised at the residence of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Gupta said the government had relaxed educational eligibility criteria and the upper age limit to simplify the appointment process.

She said families could now nominate the member they considered most suitable for the job, based on their circumstances. Higher age or failure to meet the prescribed educational qualifications would no longer prevent eligible families from accessing employment, she added.

The Chief Minister assured the families that the appointment letters would be issued at the earliest in cases where documents and other requirements had been verified.

Describing the events of 1984 as a one-sided attack on innocent and defenceless people rather than merely riots, Gupta said the suffering of victim families remained deeply painful even after four decades.

She said the Centre, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, had constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to facilitate the reinvestigation of cases in which action had stalled.

Gupta said providing justice, dignity and support to the victim families was not merely an administrative responsibility but a moral obligation of the government.