Bhagwant Mann Archives - Page 6 of 46

03 Sep

Punjab Ready to Match Central Pay and Dearness Allowance Packages, Says Finance Minister Harpal Cheema

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAman Arora, Baljit Kaur, Bhagwant Mann, Dearness Allowance, employee salaries, Harpal Singh Cheema, Punjab government

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Government will ensure salary parity plus DA (Dearness Allowance), with Central Government employees if that is what employees seek, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Thursday, making it clear that the state is ready to match the overall compensation package rather than simply replicate the Centre’s DA percentage. The Punjab Group of Ministers, comprising Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, Industries and Commerce Minister Aman Arora and Social Security Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur, said Punjab employees in several major categories already draw higher take-home salaries than their Central Government counterparts despite the Centre’s higher DA rate.…

03 Sep

Arvind Kejriwal Confronts PM Modi Over Satyendar Jain’s Bail, Slams Arrest as Baseless Political Vendetta

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, ACB, Arvind Kejriwal, Bail, Bhagwant Mann, CBI, Delhi, Manish Sisodia, Narendra Modi, Satyendar Jain

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the arrest of former Delhi Minister and AAP Punjab Sah-Prabhari Satyendar Jain, after a court granted him bail. Arvind Kejriwal asked what the Prime Minister gained by sending Satyendar Jain to jail, pointing out that he was not even taken into police custody. He said the case was so weak that Satyendar Jain secured bail within just ten days and asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not even know how to run the country. AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal…

02 Sep

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann Approves Rs 1,300-Crore Horticulture Project with JICA Backing to Quadruple Cropping Area by 2036

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBhagwant Mann, Crop Diversification, farm income, JICA project, PAU Ludhiana, Punjab horticulture

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): In a major initiative to give a fresh impetus to crop diversification and strengthen Punjab’s horticulture sector, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday approved the setting up of a Horticulture Knowledge Centre at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The move forms part of a ₹1,300-crore project aimed at expanding high-value horticulture, strengthening the sector’s value chain and boosting farmers’ income, with Punjab setting an ambitious target of increasing the horticulture area to 16 lakh hectares by 2036. Chairing a meeting to review the Horticulture Department, CM Bhagwant…

02 Sep

Centre Using Withheld Funds and Investigative Agencies to Target Punjab, Says AAP Leader Baltej Pannu

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Baltej Pannu, Bhagwant Mann, BJP, ED, Punjab Police, Rural Development Fund

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Wednesday called out the BJP-led Central Government of deliberately attempting to weaken the Punjab government by withholding the state’s funds, misusing central investigative agencies for political purposes and running a sustained campaign to malign the government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said that before the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections, the BJP and its supporters had attempted to create fear among people by claiming that the AAP government lacked experience and would not be able to…

01 Sep

Fourth Edition of ‘Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan’ to Kick Off in Bathinda on September 5 with 10 Lakh Participants

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBathinda, Bhagwant Mann, Cash Awards, Punjab sports, Sports tournament, Youth athletics

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday directed officers to ensure foolproof arrangements for the fourth season of ‘Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan - 2026’, which will commence on September 5 at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium in Bathinda. Chairing a meeting to review preparations for the state’s biggest sporting extravaganza, the Chief Minister said that around 10 lakh players are expected to participate this year, while 38 sports disciplines and four para-sports will provide a wider platform for sporting talent across Punjab. Sharing a few snippets from this review meeting, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann stated on X:…

01 Sep

Punjab Chief Minister Calls for Statewide Outreach to Curb Stubble Burning Following 86 Per Cent Drop in Fire Incidents

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBhagwant Mann, Crop residue, farm fires, pollution control, Punjab Agriculture, Stubble Burning

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday called for a massive, multi-level information and awareness campaign to further check paddy straw burning in the state, as Punjab’s sustained government-led efforts have already delivered an 86% decline in such incidents from 2023 to 2025. Directing officers to take the campaign deep into villages and blocks, the Chief Minister stressed that active participation of NGOs, social workers, Panchayats and farmers, backed by large-scale social media outreach and stronger ex-situ and in-situ paddy straw management, is essential to consolidate these gains and protect Punjab’s environment. Chairing a meeting on…

31 Aug

Central Ground Water Board Assessment Proves Reversal of Punjab’s Aquifer Depletion, Says Baltej Pannu

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBaltej Pannu, Bhagwant Mann, canal irrigation, Punjab groundwater, Water Conservation

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Monday said the latest groundwater assessment has provided Punjab with a major reason for hope, as official figures show that the state has begun reversing a crisis that successive governments allowed to deepen for decades. He said the improvement was the outcome of the Bhagwant Singh Mann government’s sustained efforts to increase canal-water utilisation, strengthen canal infrastructure and reduce Punjab’s dependence on groundwater. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab State Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said, “For decades, we heard about the need to save Punjab’s waters. We…

30 Aug

Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann inaugurates Sher-e-Punjab T20 Cricket League; Says League to give wings to Punjab’s cricketing talent

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjab, Sports, TrendingBhagwant Mann, Punjab, Sher-e-Punjab T20 Cricket League

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday inaugurated the first-ever franchise-based Sher-e-Punjab T20 Cricket League, describing the tournament as a major platform to provide budding cricketers of the state with greater opportunities to showcase their talent, gain exposure and advance in the sport. The inaugural edition, being organised by the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), will feature six teams and run till September 13 at the PCA Cricket Stadium, Mohali. Interacting with the players and organisers, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann stated that the league would give talented cricketers from Punjab an opportunity to compete on a major…

29 Aug

Punjab Government Schools Now Outperforming Top Private Institutions: Arvind Kejriwal

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabArvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann, education reform, Government schools, Punjab, Smart boards

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab’s government schools have undergone a striking transformation, moving far beyond the image of dilapidated buildings, broken furniture and limited facilities. Today, schools equipped with modern infrastructure, advanced laboratories, smart boards, swimming pools and quality playgrounds are giving even leading private schools a run for their money. Under Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s education model is giving children from both affluent and poor families access to quality education on an equal footing. On Saturday, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal shared videos of three such government schools in Ludhiana, Sangrur and…

28 Aug

Public Funds Being Spent on Welfare, Opponents Troubled by Progress: Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Badmajra, Bhagwant Mann, Lok Milni, Mohali, public funds, Punjab Welfare

MOHALI (SAS NAGAR) (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday hit out at the opposition parties for opposing the welfare and development initiatives of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government, saying that the very schemes delivering free electricity, quality education, healthcare and development to the people are now causing pain to those who were in power for decades. During a Lok Milni programme at Badmajra village in Mohali, he said that while governments changed repeatedly over the last 70 years, the fate of Punjab’s people remained unchanged, but his government was ensuring that public money was now…