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Chandigarh, July 21: Under the able leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, concrete and ground-level action is being taken across Punjab to eradicate the menace of child begging from its roots. As part of this initiative, the Department of Social Security, Women and Child Development today conducted a special state-wide campaign and successfully rescued 47 children who were being forced into begging. This information was shared by Cabinet Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur. Providing further details, the Minister stated that District Child Protection Units carried out 31 raids under the ongoing Project JEEVANJYOT campaign. During these operations, the following district-wise rescue data was reported: Amritsar – 1 child Barnala – 2 children Bathinda – 4 children Feroze...

Chandigarh, July 21 The Cabinet Sub-Committee, constituted to address the concerns of state government employees, held productive meetings today with employee unions of Municipal Corporations, engaging in comprehensive discussions regarding their demands and issues. The Sub-Committee directed the Local Government Department to expedite the submission of viable solutions to resolve the legitimate demands of the employees at the earliest. The meeting was chaired by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who also serves as the Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee. He was joined by Local Government Minister Dr. Ravjot Singh, former Minister and Hoshiarpur MLA Brahm Shankar Jimpa, Former Minister and Kartarpur MLA Balkar Singh. Also in attendance were Additional Chief Secretary Local Gove...