Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has strongly opposed the proposed ‘Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhiniyam Bill, 2025’ (Higher Education Bill), warning that the legislation could make higher education more expensive, weaken opportunities for students from ordinary families and diminish the ability of states to address local educational needs. In a detailed letter to Union Education … Read more
The loss of a family’s primary breadwinner often places women under severe financial strain. In such challenging circumstances, the Punjab Government’s Pension Scheme for Widowed and Destitute Women has emerged as a vital source of economic security and dignity for lakhs of women across the state. Under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh … Read more
Pursuant to the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Government of Punjab has decided to absorb 2,437 apprentice trainees as Assistant Linemen (ALMs) in Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL). The announcement was made today by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema while addressing a press conference at Punjab Bhawan. The decision addresses a … Read more
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday held massive protests across Punjab against the Chitta Party (Shiromani Akali Dal), its president Sukhbir Singh Badal, the ED Party (BJP) and the Congress over a coordinated campaign to defame CM Bhagwant Singh Mann through a misleading fake video circulated on social media. AAP ministers, MLAs, senior leaders, … Read more
Libraries are emerging as an unlikely but powerful weapon in Punjab’s battle against drug addiction. Set up in government-run de-addiction and rehabilitation centres under Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s Yudh Nashean Virudh campaign, they are helping recovering addicts cope with cravings, improve mental well-being and build positive routines during recovery. The libraries have been set … Read more
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann launched a blistering attack on the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Congress, asserting that the era of political parties taking turns to rule Punjab is over and that those responsible for betraying the state’s trust will be held accountable. During a massive gathering during a Lok Milni in Phagwara, … Read more
Delivering a permanent solution to the decades-old flood menace in Punjab’s Satluj belt while simultaneously transforming road connectivity in the region, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday laid the foundation stone of the 37.93-kilometre-long Dhussi Bund Link Road project in Shahkot constituency at a cost of ₹61.82 crore. The ambitious project, connecting Shahkot-Moga-Rampur Road … Read more
In a major initiative aimed at providing safe, secure and affordable accommodation to working women residing away from their homes, the Department of Social Security, Women and Child Development, Punjab, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, is constructing five Working Women Hostels in Mohali, Jalandhar and Amritsar. This was stated by Punjab’s … Read more
Punjab Finance, Planning, and Excise & Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday announced that the State Government has significantly intensified its recovery drive against tax defaulters by officially commencing the public auction of properties belonging to chronic VAT and GST evaders. He said, “In a decisive move to reclaim long-pending state revenue, the … Read more
Ensuring safety of the state masses, Punjab Police goes beyond their jurisdiction to strengthen their operational ties with not only the police force of the neighbouring states, but across the nation. From tracking the gangsters’ network to other states to building operation ties, the state police has achieved a massive success in breaking the backbone … Read more