CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Cabinet on Monday gave nod to amend the policy of “Appointments of Honour & Gratitude to the War Heroes or their Dependents” with a view to mitigate the problems being faced by dependents of martyred/disabled soldiers in getting the jobs in line with the existing policy.

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to preserve the glorious heritage of state, the Punjab Cabinet on Monday gave approval for acquisition, conservation and use of Mubarik Manzil Palace, Malerkotla in district Sangrur.

CHANDIGARH: In a major reprieve to the business community especially the small and medium businessmen to sail through these trying times amid Covid-19, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday approved the ‘Punjab One Time Settlement Scheme for Recovery of Outstanding Dues-2021’ to clear and settle their pending arrears.

CHANDIGARH: To bring far more efficiency in the functioning of Information & Public Relations department in the changed scenario, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday gave approval to its restructuring plan.

JALANDHAR: The future of millions of Dalit students is in jeopardy today due to the failures of the Punjab government. Due to non-receipt of SC scholarship funds by the government to private colleges; it was highly reprehensible for the colleges to withhold the degrees of the students who had worked hard day and night.

CHANDIGARH: Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab Government is all set to transform the state into a leading state in medical education, said Punjab Cabinet Minister Om Prakash Soni.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Mrs. Aruna Chaudhary said that Mata Tripta Mahila Yojna will become a game changer to empower women of the state.

CHANDIGARH: The Captain Amarinder Singh led Cabinet on Wednesday approved certain amendments to the Punjab Civil Services Rules for granting new pay scales (matrix) on the pattern of the 7th Central Pay Commission for all fresh recruitments to State Government and its entities.

CHANDIGARH: To enhance efficiency in the functioning of the Directorate of State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT) and District Institutes of Education Training (DIETs), the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday gave approval for the creation of separate cadres of their personnel.

CHANDIGARH: Kickstarting the process of recruitment to 50,000 government posts during the current fiscal, as promised by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved restructuring of 10 departments, thus also paving the way boosting their functional efficacy through fresh recruitments and technical upgradation.

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to digitally empower residents of Punjab, the Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday approved the Punjab State Data Policy (PSDP) to track progress and to provide citizens greater and efficient access to services.

CHANDIGARH: Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs) of the Punjab Police will soon be seen swooping down on perpetrators of sexual crimes against women as part of the new-look force, whose restructuring was approved on Wednesday by the state cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Cabinet Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Thursday mocked Arvind Kejriwal’s latest `nautanki’ in the Delhi Assembly as yet another desperate attempt to cover up his party’s shocking U-turn on the farm laws and his government’s abject failure to protect the interests of the farmers.

CHANDIGARH: In a significant decision, the Punjab Cabinet on Thursday relaxed the upper age limit for contractual employees of various categories working under the Punjab Government to apply for the posts to be filled up through direct recruitment. The cabinet has decided to relax the provisions of Rule 5 and 5-A of the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994 under Rule 19 of the above rules.

CHANDIGARH: On the lines of neighbouring states, the Punjab Cabinet on Thursday gave the nod for charging process fee for registration of a new model of a motor vehicle or its variants, or CNG or LPG kit approval or electric vehicles in the state.

CHANDIGARH:The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday gave in-principle approval for setting up of a Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) Plant by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) at the now closed Cooperative Sugar Mills at Rakhra in Patiala.

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to further improve ease of doing business in the state and fulfil one of the conditions imposed by Central Government for obtaining additional borrowing of 2% of GSDP, the Captain Amarinder Singh led Cabinet on Thursday approved amendment to Rule 29 and insertion of new Rule 78A to Punjab Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Rules, 1973.

CHANDIGARH: Barring minor skirmishes, the day-long hunger strikes and protests by farmers across Punjab and Haryana on Monday outside the offices of the Deputy Commissioner went off peacefully following a nationwide call against the contentious central farm laws.

CHANDIGARH: Barring minor skirmishes, the day-long hunger strikes and protests by farmers across Punjab and Haryana on Monday outside the offices of the Deputy Commissioner went off peacefully following a nationwide call against the contentious central farm laws.

CHANDIGARH:  Punjab Cabinet Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said here today that instead of resolving the issues of the farmers, the union government was trying to intimidate the Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh by filing ED and CBI cases.

CHANDIGARH: To give further impetus to the start-up ecosystem in the state, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday cleared the decks for the establishment of Punjab Innovation Mission and Punjab Innovation Fund.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab cabinet on Wednesday approved 100 percent exemption from the Motor Vehicle tax for state stage carriage buses and buses of educational institutions/school/college buses till December 31, 2020, effective from March 23, to support private transport operators amid the Covid pandemic. The cabinet gave post-facto approval to the notification issued in June to exempt these vehicles from MV tax till May 19, 2020, and also okayed notification for further extension from May 20 to December 31, 2020.

CHANDIGARH:The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved the establishment of a world-class university campus by the Amity Education Group in Mohali’s IT city, thus paving the way for the development of the area as a major educational hub.

CHANDIGARH:To cope more effectively with the Covid-19 pandemic, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday gave approval for the creation of 16 posts of Assistant Professor (Super Specialist) in the departments of Cardiology, Endocrinology, Neurology and Nephrology of Government Medical Colleges of Patiala and Amritsar.

CHANDIGARH:In view of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday decided to defer implementation of the Punjab State Council for Agricultural Education Act, 2017, till June 30, 2021.

CHANDIGARH:With a view to creating robust telecommunication infrastructure with adequate bandwidth to promote Information Technology, e-governance and e-commerce in the state, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved a set of new guidelines under a single-window policy to replace the existing norms, but with strict directives by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to ensure timely restoration of roads and other infrastructure damaged by the telecom firms.

CHANDIGARH:In a bid to empower Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday okayed a new scheme – Punjab Divyangjan Shaktikaran Yojna (PDSY), to be implemented in a phased manner across the state.

CHANDIGARH:In a bid to improve ease of doing business in the state and fulfil the a condition imposed by Central Government for obtaining additional borrowing of 2% of GSDP, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday gave approval for amending Rule 14 and insertion of new Rule 53A in the Inter-State Migrant Workers (Regulation of Employment & Condition of Service) Punjab Rules, 1983.

CHANDIGARH:Making an exception to the State Government’s existing ‘Policy of Appointments of Honour and Gratitude’, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday okayed amendment to rules to provide jobs in the state services to married siblings of three bachelor battle casualties of the Galwan Valley.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Cabinet Ministers on Monday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its atrocious charges against the Chief Minister, saying it was the BJP state leadership that was misleading the farmers and spreading shocking lies to save their skin, after being completely cornered on the issue of the draconian Farm Laws.

CHANDIGARH: To further improve the state’s investment climate and generate employment, the Punjab Cabinet on Sunday approved conversion of the Factories (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 into a Bill to be tabled for enactment in the Vidhan Sabha tomorrow.

CHANDIGARH:Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh under his Government’s flagship programme has facilitated employment to more than 15 lakh youth of the State during the period from April 1, 2017 to September 30, 2020 with a view to ensure job avenues for harnessing the potential of technically skilled manpower of the State.

CHANDIGARH:Describing the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab Cabinet’s decision to give the proprietary rights to certain categories as a path-breaking, Punjab Cabinet Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria on Thursday said that it would pave the way for agrarian reforms to empower tillers.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government to fill all the engineering posts at the level of Junior Engineer (JE) and above in all Departments/ Boards/ Corporations/ Authorities etc shall be filled through Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) by conducting a common exam.

CHANDIGARH:The Punjab Government has decided to allot land in occupation and cultivation of small and marginal farmers for more than 12 years to such farmers against a reasonable pre-determined price.