: Punjab Government

28 Jul

Punjab Ministers Inaugurate Rs 70.52 Crore Irrigation Projects in Khanna

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjab: Punjab Government, Barinder Kumar Goyal, Canal water, Irrigation projects, Khanna, Tarunpreet Singh Sond

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Cabinet Ministers Barinder Kumar Goyal and Tarunpreet Singh Sond today jointly inaugurated major irrigation projects worth Rs 70.52 crore at Bhattian village in the Khanna assembly constituency. While speaking on the occasion, Mr Barinder Kumar Goyal informed that around Rs 50.02 crore was spent on concrete lining across 68.32 km of canals, including the Khanna Rajwaha, Beed Kishan, Lalheri, Bardhal, Kotla, and Narayangarh minors. An additional Rs 20.50 crore was spent laying 23.40 km of underground pipelines. He said that canal irrigation has now reached over 37,000 acres across nearly 30 villages. Remaining agricultural land in…

04 Jun

Punjab Government Swiftly Moves to Draft Law Curbing Private School Fee Hikes

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjab: Punjab Government, Bhagwant Singh Mann, fee hike law, Harjot Singh Bains, private school fees

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Less than 24 hours after CM Bhagwant Singh Mann announced sweeping reforms to curb arbitrary fee hikes by private schools, the Punjab Government has moved swiftly to translate the decision into law. School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains has written to the Secretary, School Education Department, directing the immediate drafting of legislation that will regulate private school fees, enforce transparency and accountability, and protect more than 32 lakh students and their families from unjustified financial burden. The proposed legislation will cap annual fee hikes at 5% and require schools that have increased fees beyond the prescribed 15%…