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19 Sep

Women in Punjab to Receive Next Sanman Rashi Installment on October 1, Says CM Bhagwant Mann

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBhagwant Mann, canal irrigation, Dalit women, Lok Milni, Punjab, Sangrur, Sanman Rashi

DHURI (SANGRUR) (Gurpreet Singh): Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday said his government was delivering direct benefits to women and ordinary families while putting public money to work for Punjab’s development. During a Lok Milni in Balian, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said women would once again hear the ‘Toon-Toon’ notification of Sanman Rashi reaching their phones on October 1, with Dalit women receiving ₹1,500 per month against the promised ₹1,000. Questioning the BJP seeking votes in Punjab, the Chief Minister asked how the BJP could seek public support after the deaths of 750 farmers, while asserting that his government…

18 Sep

Punjab Committed to Modern Agriculture and Safeguarding Farmers’ Interests, Says CM Bhagwant Mann

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAgriculture, Bhagwant Mann, canal irrigation, Crop Diversification, Kisan Mela, KMS 2026, PAU, Punjab

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to protecting farmers’ interests and making agriculture a modern and profitable profession, while underlining that Punjab’s precious water resources cannot be compromised. During farmers at the Kisan Mela at Punjab Agricultural University, he highlighted the expansion of canal irrigation to 88%, the laying of 14,000 km of underground pipelines, with another 7,000 km planned by year-end, and the resulting improvement in groundwater levels. The Chief Minister said the government is strengthening PAU’s seed research, investing ₹1,300 crore in horticulture and ensuring ₹416 per quintal, the country’s…

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…

31 Aug

Punjab Reverses Decades of Groundwater Depletion Through Massive Canal Irrigation Push

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAgriculture, Aquifer recharge, Barinder Goyal, canal irrigation, Punjab groundwater, Water Conservation

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal today said that the state has registered a significant turnaround in its groundwater situation, with the latest 2026 assessment of the Central Ground Water Board showing, for the first time in decades, an improvement in groundwater levels. He said the stage of groundwater development has declined from 164% in 2022 to 152.22% in 2026, while the number of over-exploited assessment units has fallen from 117 to 110 and safe units have increased from 17 to 20. Addressing a press conference at Punjab Bhawan on Monday, Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar…

15 Aug

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Outlines Major Strides in Women Empowerment, Education, and Rural Development

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBhagwant Mann, canal irrigation, education reform, Ferozepur, Punjab government, Women Empowerment

FEROZEPUR (Gurpreet Singh): After unfurling the national Tricolour at the state-level function marking the 80th Independence Day at Cantt Board Stadium, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the 80th year of Independence will be the year of economic freedom for Punjab’s women, as for the first time, mothers and daughters are gaining the freedom to spend their own money according to their wishes, with more than 65 lakh women already receiving Samman Rashi out of the 74.59 lakh women registered under the Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna. CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said that walking in the footsteps of the great…

30 Jun

Punjab Government to Expand Canal Network with 7,000 Km of New Pipelines by Year-End

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabagricultural welfare, canal irrigation, Infrastructure, political rally, Punjab, social healthcare

Moga (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday announced that his government will lay another 7,000 kilometres of pipelines by the end of this year to ensure canal water reaches every farm across Punjab. Highlighting that 14,000 kilometres of pipelines, equivalent to the distance from Canada to Moga, have already been laid over the last four years, he said the government is also creating water recharge points to raise the groundwater level. During a Lok Milni programme in Bhallur, Moga, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said his government has ensured canal water reaches nearly 80% of agricultural land…