Chandigarh, Jan 25 (IANS) Punjab has recorded an improvement in road safety outcomes after the constitution of the Sadak Surakhya Force (SSF), with road accident deaths declining by 48 per cent through a system focused on swift emergency response, immediate first aid and better trauma care. Once counted among the top three states for road accident fatalities, Punjab has significantly reversed this trend, with lives now being saved due to faster hospitalisation and improved treatment protocols.Hi…
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Chandigarh, Jan 13 (IANS) In a decision aimed at strengthening property rights and easing long-pending legal uncertainties, the Punjab government on Tuesday said it has introduced reforms to benefit residents living in cooperative housing societies.Acting on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who also holds the Cooperation Department portfolio, the AAP-led Punjab government has approved a comprehensive framework to make registration of cooperative housing properties affordable, secu…
Chandigarh, Dec 30 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab has launched a campaign to raise the voice and demands of more than 10 lakh MGNREGA worker families in the state. AAP MLAs arrived at the special session of the Assembly here, carrying lakhs of letters written by MGNREGA workers. These letters narrate the pain and struggles of those hardworking families who sustain their lives through work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA). Even MGNREGA workers we…
Chandigarh, Dec 29 (IANS) The Punjab Cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Monday cleared a series of administrative and governance reforms aimed at directly easing citizens’ daily interactions with the government. Also, the Cabinet approved the upgradation of Banur to a tehsil in Mohali district, created Hariana as a new sub-tehsil in Hoshiarpur, pushed amendments to modernise land revenue laws through digital records, and granted long-pending relief to Special Teacher Ed…
Chandigarh, Dec 26 (IANS) The AAP-ruled Punjab government has been providing free 600 units of electricity to every household per billing cycle since 2022, enabling 90 per cent of them to avail the facility, besides releasing Rs 968 crore for crop loss in monsoon floods, reducing the cost of doorsteps delivery of services from Rs 120 to just Rs 50, clearing dues of six lakh employees and geared up to start an insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh for 65 lakh families.In his year-end report, Punjab’s Fin…