Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) Hours ahead of presenting proposals for the AAP government’s last and fifth Budget in the Assembly, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday extended greetings to mark International Women’s Day, and promised to make them self-reliant in every way.“I salute every daughter and sister who, through their hard work and courage, is bringing glory to Punjab’s name worldwide,” CM Mann wrote on X.“Punjab’s progress is only possible by walking shoulder to should…
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Chandigarh, March 6 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, saying the conduct of Cabinet ministers during the Governor’s address “exposed the hollowness, confusion and deep contradictions within the ruling dispensation”.Bajwa said in an unprecedented development in state’s legislative history, Cabinet Ministers Harpal Cheema and Aman Arora walked out of the Assembly while the Governor’s…
Chandigarh, March 3 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema on Tuesday said the government has emerged among the top three states in terms of revenue growth, asserting that the state’s financial performance over the past four years reflects structural reforms, fiscal discipline, and administrative transparency. Cheema presented detailed data to the media here and described it as a decisive turnaround in the state’s fiscal health. “Punjab’s own tax revenue has surged significa…
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema said on Tuesday that the state government’s sustained crackdown against narcotics is delivering concrete results, dismantling drug networks that once operated with impunity, adding that drug traffickers are also fleeing the state and establishing Haryana as the new base. He noted that as Punjab “strengthens enforcement and public participation against drugs, serious questions are arising about the growing menace in Haryana under the…
Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) Projecting excise revenue of Rs 12,800 crore for 2026-27, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema on Monday said the state’s excise reforms are now directly strengthening public welfare by funding schools, hospitals, and other pro-people schemes.Announcing the new excise policy, Cheema said the state has moved decisively away from the stagnation of previous Congress and Akali-BJP governments, transforming excise into a transparent, enforcement-driven and growth-oriented s…
Chandigarh, Feb 20 (IANS) Saying 117 blocks in Punjab face a severe groundwater crisis, state Finance Minister Harpal Cheema on Friday unveiled NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development)’s State Focus Paper for 2026-27 at the State Credit Seminar organised by the NABARD in Mohali, near here. He outlined a credit roadmap for the state’s growth across agriculture, MSMEs, infrastructure, renewable energy, and social sectors. Addressing the gathering, Minister Cheema said, “N…
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) In a major relief to the trading community and industry, the Punjab government has decided to extend the deadline for the Punjab One-Time Settlement (OTS) Scheme for Recovery of Outstanding Dues of 2025 until March 31. State Finance Minister Harpal Cheema gave the formal approval for this extension following representations from various stakeholders, including the GST Practitioners Association (GSTPA) Punjab. The decision comes in direct response to the participation see…
Chandigarh, Dec 24 (IANS) The Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Wednesday, launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab, saying an atmosphere of open loot, intimidation, and fear has been established in the name of Goods and Services Tax (GST). State BJP General Secretary Anil Sarin said the claim made by Finance Minister Harpal Cheema of a 16 per cent increase in GST revenue “is nothing but manipulation of figures and a deception of the public”.He added tha…