Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Sunday criticised the Budget presented by Finance Minister Harpal Cheema, stating that “it is nothing more than a bundle of grand announcements aimed at creating headlines while completely ignoring the urgent need to revive state’s struggling economy”. Bajwa said the Budget once again “exposes the AAP government’s lack of a clear economic vision to generate employment, revive industry, or…
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Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has fulfilled its biggest electoral promise, unveiling the ‘Mukh Mantri Mawaan Dhian Satkar Yojna’ to provide monthly financial assistance to women across Punjab. Under the scheme, women will receive Rs 1,000 per month, while women from Scheduled Caste communities will receive Rs 1,500, with Rs 9,300 crore earmarked in the state Budget for its implementation.Describing…
Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) Fulfilling one of crucial poll promise of providing the financial support to every women, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab on Sunday announced a monthly assistance of Rs 1,000 for those belonging to the general category and Rs 1,500 for Scheduled Caste (SC) under the Mukhya Mantri Mawan Dhiyan Satikar Yojana, enabling 97 per cent of all adult women to avail the scheme. For this, a dedicated budgetary outlay of Rs 9,300 crore has been earmarked in 2026-27….
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…
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…