Governor Banwarilal Purohit addresses Budget Session of Punjab Assembly as Congress stages a walkout
Lists various initiatives of the govt in the past one year The Budget Session of the Punjab Assembly began here on Friday. Addressing the Session, Governor Banwarilal Purohit said, “With your cooperation I would like to say that my government has completed one year.” To this, Leader of the Opposition Partap Bajwa said, “You should […]Read More
SC pulls up Punjab CM, Governor over spat on budget session, says both are duty-bound
Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit has summoned the state Assembly for budget session on March 3. With Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit deciding to convene the Budget Session of the Assembly from March 3, the Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of a plea challenging the delay in the Governor’s action, but not before conveying its disillusionment over […]Read More
AAP govt committed to reduce Punjab’s debt burden: Cheema
Speaking in the Punjab Assembly during a discussion on budget estimates, Cheema said the state has an annual borrowing limit of Rs 55,000 crore. Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday said the Bhagwant Mann-led government is committed to reduce Punjab’s debt burden. Speaking in the Punjab Assembly during a discussion on budget estimates, Cheema […]Read More
‘Rs 40K cr loss’ in 20 yrs, Punjab Vigilance Bureau to probe illegal mining
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has started a “thorough” investigation into the cases of illegal mining during the previous governments, Minister for Mining and Jails Harjot Singh Bains said on the floor of the House today. Punjab govt to move resolution on agnipath The AAP government will table a resolution in the Budget session opposing […]Read More
Health, Education Key Focus In First Budget Of AAP-Ruled Punjab Government
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was among those present in the visitor’s gallery of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday presented the AAP government’s first budget for FY23 in the state assembly and announced that the focus in the first year will be to restore deteriorating fiscal health, […]Read More
Punjab budget session: SAD flays AAP MLAs for opposing its resolutions
In a statement issued here, SAD legislature party leader Manpreet Singh Ayali said the Akali Dal MLAs had moved a resolution in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on the demand of employees and contractual employees to get their grievances addressed. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday criticised chief minister Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators […]Read More
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann announces educational, health reforms for state
Winding up the discussion on governor’s address, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann also termed the Emergency a “big blot” on India’s democracy, lambasting it as a period when people’s voice was suppressed. Saturday marked the 47th year since Emergency was first imposed in the country. Listing out the achievements of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government […]Read More
Maiden Budget challenge for AAP govt in Punjab amid mounting debt
The AAP government, which is ready to present its maiden Budget in the Vidhan Sabha on Monday, faces a big challenge of getting the state back on the fiscal consolidation roadmap as specified under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act. Punjab has exceeded the targets of both gross fiscal deficit (4.6 per cent) and […]Read More
Punjab’s Budget session to be live-streamed
The proceedings of the state’s Budget session, which begins on June 24, will be telecast live on the government’s social media platforms. Governor Banwari Lal Purohit today gave his assent for the summoning the session from 11 am on June 24. The session will begin with obituary references, followed by a debate on the Governor’s […]Read More
Punjab assembly budget session from June 24 to 30
The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday decided to hold the budget session of the state assembly from June 24 to 30 The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday decided to hold the budget session of the state assembly from June 24 to 30. The budget will be presented by state finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on June 27. […]Read More
