Punjab News

Chandigarh, February 6           In a major relief to landowners, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government has announced a significant increase in the compensation rate for the land owners going to be affected by the laying down of 66KV electric supply lines. This decision was revealed today by Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO in a press communique issued here.           Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO said, "The rate of compensation towards the diminution in the value of land of the persons affected due to the installation of electric supply lines has been more than doubled. This is a landmark decision aimed at ensuring fair compensation for the affected landowne...

Tarn Taran/Chandigarh, February 6:           With the aim of creating an anemia-free Punjab, Social Security, Women, and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur today launched an anemia screening campaign for girl students studying in government schools from Sri Guru Arjan Dev Government Senior Secondary School (Girls) in Tarn Taran. On the first day of the campaign, around 1,152 girl students were tested for anemia by 10 teams.           On this occasion, Deputy Commissioner of Tarn Taran, Mr. Rahul, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Mr. Rajdeep Singh Brar, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, SDM Tarn Taran Mr. Arvinderpal Singh, and Civil Surgeon Dr. Gurpr...

सूचना और लोक संपर्क विभाग, पंजाब गुरमीत सिंह खुड्डियां द्वारा अधिकारियों को चालू महीने के अंत तक पशुधन गणना पूरी करने के आदेश* पशुपालन मंत्री द्वारा एल.एस.डी. के खिलाफ व्यापक टीकाकरण अभियान शुरू करने के निर्देश * विभाग के चल रहे प्रोजेक्ट्स की समीक्षा भी की गईचंडीगढ़, 5 फरवरी:पंजाब के पशुपालन, डेयरी विकास और मत्स्य पालन मंत्री स गुरमीत सिंह खुड्डियां ने आज विभाग के अधिकारियों को 21वीं पशुधन गणना को फरवरी 2025 के अंत तक पूरा करने के निर्देश दिए हैं। पशुओं की नस्लों और अन्य विशेषताओं के आधार पर श्रेणीबद्ध किए गए पशुओं की सटीक गणना के लिए डेटा एकत्र करने पर जोर देते हुए उन्होंने कहा कि यह व्यापक सर्वेक्षण एक महत्वपूर्ण मानक के रूप में कार्य करेगा, जो पशुधन क्षेत्र की वर्तमान स्थिति को उजागर करेगा और इस संबंध में भविष्य की योजना बनाने के लिए मार्गदर्शन प्रदान करेगा। साथ ही, यह आवश्यकत...

Chandigarh, February 5           The Punjab Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, is committed to the welfare of ex-servicemen and their families. In this regard, Cabinet Minister Mohinder Bhagat chaired a high level meeting with officials from the Defence Services Welfare Department and PESCO at the Punjab Civil Secretariat on Wednesday.           During the meeting, Minister Mohinder Bhagat reviewed the activities of both departments and gave directions for effective implementation of various schemes for ex-servicemen and their dependents. The Minister also sought reports on the Sainik Rest Houses under the department and directed necessary measures to improve...

Chandigarh, February 4: Punjab School Education department has allotted a fund of over Rs 4 crore to create awareness among the school staff and students regarding how to react during an emergency or natural calamity related incidents, besides making arrangements to avoid any exigency like electrocution or fire.  Disclosing this in a press communiqué issued here today, Punjab School Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains said that the instructions have been issued to the heads of elementary and secondary schools to use the funds to install display boards carrying emergency helpline numbers like police-112, fire-101, ambulance-108, women helpline-1091, traffic helpline-1073 and child helpline-1098 etc. The Minister further said that the school heads have also directed to dra...

Chandigarh, February 4: In a significant move, the Punjab Government led by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann has provided government jobs to 597 kins of farmers, who lost their lives during the agitation against the contentious farm laws. This gesture demonstrates the state government's unwavering commitment to supporting the farming community and their families, said S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Punjab. S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, on Tuesday, handed over appointment letters to three individuals from families of deceased farmers, who have been appointed as Computer (Stat) in the Statistics wing of the Agriculture Department. The newly inducted officials, Jasvipan Kamboj from Fazilka district, Ramadeep Kaur from Tarn Taran district...

Chandigarh, February 4: Reiterating the firm commitment of the state government to check crime in the state, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said that the Police officers will be held accountable for major crimes taking place in the areas under their jurisdiction. Interacting with the Commissioners of Police and Senior Superintendent of Police here today, the Chief Minister said that effective and responsive Policing should be ensured to check crime in the state. He said Punjab Police is one of the best forces in the country and the glorious tradition of the Punjab Police to preserve unity, integrity and sovereignty of the country should be maintained by all means. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that justice should be dispensed to the people and ethos of communal h...

Chandigarh, February 3:           Punjab’s Industry and Commerce Minister, Tarunpreet Singh Sond said that Since March 2022, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, investments amounting to Rs. 88,014 crore have been received by the state. He has extended an invitation to national and international industrialists to invest in Punjab. He highlighted that the state’s industry-friendly policies have attracted global investors.            He revealed that Since March 2022, Punjab has received 5,574 investment proposals with proposed investment of about Rs. 88,014 crores with the proposed employment potential of about 4,01,217 persons.       &...

Chandigarh, February 2:The Press Gallery Committee of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha has taken strong cognizance of the dastardly incident in New Delhi yesterday, where the journalists from the State of Punjab covering the elections to the Delhi Vidhan Sabha were illegally kept in the Tughlaq Road police station for 8 hours by the Delhi Police.Condemning the incident as a blot on the fair name of democratic norms and demanding foolproof security for the journalists covering the elections, the Chairman of the Press Gallery Committee of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Mr. Ashwani Chawla said that the Committee has filed a written complaint with the Chief Election Commissioner, New Delhi.Mr. Chawla further added that the journalists from Punjab were covering the Delhi Assembly polls discovered some malpract...

Chandigarh, February 2 Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema announced on Sunday that the state has achieved an impressive 11.87 percent growth in net Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection upto January in the current fiscal year, compared to FY 2023-24. This growth rate surpasses the national average of 10 percent. Additionally, Punjab has witnessed a net growth of 15.33 percent in excise and a total of 11.67 percent in taxes from net GST, Excise, VAT, CST, and PSDT in the current fiscal year. In a press communique issued here, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema revealed that Punjab is among the top 3 general category states (GCS) in the country that have exceeded the national growth rate in GST collection. The net GST collection up t...