Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party’s working President Ashwani Sharma on Sunday said that the state Budget “is a major betrayal of the mothers and sisters of the state and is disappointing for farmers, employees and the common people too”. Reacting to the Budget for 2026-27, proposing a total outlay of Rs 260,437 crore and projecting the state’s GSDP at Rs 980,635 crore with an estimated growth rate of 10 per cent, Sharma told the media here that the Aam Aadmi Party…
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Chandigarh, March 6 (IANS) BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Friday demanded that the AAP-led Punjab government should first account for the promises made in last year’s state Budget before presenting a new Budget on March 8.Chugh said the AAP government has repeatedly made tall claims in its Budgets, but the reality is that most of the major projects announced last year have not seen any progress on the ground.He said that the Bhagwant Mann government had announced a Drug Census w…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that since agriculture is a state subject, states must be inspired to fulfil their budgetary responsibilities, as he called for strengthening budget provisions at the district level for maximum impact.Addressing the third post-Budget webinar, the Prime Minister noted that stakeholders had provided valuable cooperation during the budget formulation.”Now, after the budget, it is equally important that the country reaps the benef…
Bhopal, March 5 (IANS) As wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Madhya Pradesh is scheduled to begin from March 16, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday directed district collectors to ensure complete arrangements for verification of identified farmers among those registered, availability of gunny bags at procurement centres, and timely payment to farmers.Chairing a virtual meeting with senior administrative officials and district collectors, the Chief Minister directed that …
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy has demanded that the Congress government in Telangana release a white paper on the state’s financial position.The Central minister, on Tuesday, wrote a letter to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy requesting him to release a comprehensive white paper before the state budget session starts on March 16.In his letter, the BJP leader gave details of the funds and other support received by the state from the Centre during the la…
Raipur/Bilaspur, Feb 28 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government on Saturday transferred more than Rs 10,324 crore to farmers ahead of Holi, crediting the amount directly into their bank accounts under the Krishak Unnati Yojana.Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai disbursed the funds, which represent the difference between the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and payments made under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana, to paddy-selling farmers across the state.The transfer was made at a state-level programme held …
Chandigarh, Feb 28 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday said development works in the Ladwa Assembly constituency are being carried out at a rapid pace. Various projects worth crores are underway in both rural and urban areas of the constituency. Once these works are completed, the people of the area will receive better facilities and services.The Chief Minister was addressing the gathering after inaugurating the beautification of Saraswati Chowk in Babain in Kurukshetra d…
Chandigarh, Feb 26 (IANS) Set to launch election campaigns ahead of the Assembly polls slated in early 2027, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address a ‘Badlav Rally’ in Punjab’s Moga town on March 14.State BJP working President Ashwani Sharma said on Thursday that “every section of Punjab, distressed on all fronts, has made up its mind to oust the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from power and they now consider the BJP a reliable and credible alternative for change”.On March 16, the AAP governm…
Bhopal, Feb 25 (IANS) Over 4.42 lakh farmers so far have been registered for procurement of wheat at the minimum support price (MSP) for the Rabi Marketing Year 2026-27, Food and Civil Supply Minister of Madhya Pradesh Govind Singh Rajput said on Wednesday. The Minister shared that a total of 3,186 registration centres have been set up across Madhya Pradesh to ensure a smooth, easy system. He also appealed to the farmers to get themselves registered within the stipulated time.The registrat…
Chandigarh, Feb 25 (IANS) Punjab is expected to produce 132 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of wheat, with its procurement likely to commence on April 1.This fact came to light on Wednesday at a meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM), comprising Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, Food, Civil Supplies Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak, Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal and Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar.It has been constituted to oversee procurement prepar…