CHANDIGARH: To further woo investment in the food processing sector in the state, the Punjab Government today issued a notification to constitute an advisory committee.

Disclosing this here, Spokesperson of Punjab Government said that as per the notification Punjab Food Processing Minister will be the Chairman of this committee, Chairman Punjab Agro Industries Corporation, Chairman Milkfed Punjab and Chairman Markfed are the Non-Official members of this committee. 

CHANDIGARH: Accusing the NDA Government of violating the federal structure of Constitution by passing bills on items reserved on the State List, Punjab Finance Minister Mr. Manpreet Singh Badal on Friday said that Punjab alone would suffer a loss of Rs.4000 crore every year that will lead to the mass destruction of rural livelihoods, increasing farmer distress and pauperization.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has set a target to provide a loan of Rs. 1127.75 lakh during the year 2020-2021 to uplift the economic standard of the backward class youth of the state.

Punjab Minister for Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Sadhu Singh Dharmsot said that Punjab Backward Classes Land Development and Finance Corporation (Backfinco) has set the target to disburse the loan of Rs. 1127.75 lac to 751 beneficiaries during the year of 2020-21. 

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday slammed the farm legislations being forced on to the nation by the central government as part of the `Destroy Farmers, Destroy Punjab’ (Kisan maaru, Punjab maaru) conspiracy of the BJP-led NDA, of which the Akalis continue shamelessly to be a part at the cost of their own state and its people.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday slammed the Centre for what he called "forcing the farm legislations on the nation as part of a conspiracy to destroy farmers and Punjab, of which the Akalis were a part".

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Cabinet on Thursday approved the formation of an Empowered Cabinet Sub Committee on Disinvestment to finalise the modalities for strategic disinvestment of 33.49% equity shareholding of Punjab Alkalies & Chemicals Limited (PACL), held by Punjab Government through Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation (PSIDC).

CHANDIGARH: To ensure universal coverage of rural households with piped water connections, the Punjab government has decided to accord first priority to providing Functional House Tap Connections (FHTCs) in the remaining 17.59 lac households from the tied grants for water under 15th Finance Commission to meet its 2022 target of 100% piped water connectivity.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has declared a public holiday on the occasion of 350th birth anniversary of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur ji on October 16, 2020.

A spokesperson of the Punjab government said that all the offices of Punjab government, boards, corporations and educational institutions would remain closed on the occasion.

CHANDIGARH:The Health & Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu today announced additional incentive of Rs. 1500 to Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) for COVID-19 related work.

Giving details, Sidhu said that Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh led Punjab Government has acknowledged the tremendous efforts being made by more than 20,000 ASHAs & ASHA Facilitators (17,174 Rural ASHAs, 2,532 Urban ASHAs and 869 ASHA Facilitators) across the State in undertaking a range of community-based interventions related to containment of COVID-19 spread. It has included community awareness through home visits on key aspects related to COVID-19 transmission and prevention, contact tracing, facilitating access to testing etc.

CHANDIGARH: Owing to several key initiatives taken by Captain Amarinder Singh Government, 2,34,072 units of total 2.6 lac involving 15.78 lac workers have resumed their operations and economic activity, Industries Minister Sunder Sham Arora said here today.

CHANDIGARH: Nominations for the ‘Sustainable Development Goals Action Awards’ will be filled up till September 16, 2020. These awards were announced by the Punjab Planning Department in collaboration with the UNDP’s Sustainable Development Goals Coordination Centre (SDGCC).

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has demanded an unconditional apology from Union Minister Raosaheb Patil Danve for misleading the nation on the farm ordinances issue from the floor of the House in a clear and complete breach of Parliamentary principles and propriety.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, while commenting on the recent gang-rape of a women by two men in front of her little kids, said on Monday that rapists should be handed down the most severe punishment to curb rising sexual violence in the country.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government under the Ghar Ghar Rozgar and Karobar Mission is organising 6th State Level Mega Job Fair across the state from 24th to 30th, September, 2020. The official spokesperson the department in press communiqué said today that during last few days there was a technical snag in the online web portal therefore the jobseekers faced some difficulty in applying for the jobs. Now the technical problem has been solved and the web portal www.pgrkam.com is fully functional and keeping in view the keen interest of the candidates the date for applying for the 6th State Level Mega Job Fair has been extended.

CHANDIGARH: With Covid cases and fatality in the state rising, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday directed the Health Department to step up indigenous manufacturing of medical Oxygen to supplement the current supplies in order to ensure that there is no shortage of this critical commodity to tackle any future crisis.

CHANDIGARH: Providing a major relief to mid-day-meal (MDM) workers and other staff, the Punjab government has given its nod to provide them maternity leave benefits in accordance with the Maternity Benefit Act. While confirming the development, Punjab School education minister Vijay Inder Singla said that mid-day-meal is purely government funded scheme and all female employees under this scheme will be eligible to avail the benefits of maternity leave. The cabinet minister said that though the nod has been given by the government but the beneficiary employees will remain bound by the conditions and guidelines so issued by the union or state government from time to time.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government under the Ghar Ghar Rozgar & Karobar Mission is organizing 6th State Level Mega Rozgar Mela from September 24 to September 30. More than 55,000 applications have already been received from the jobseekers on the official web portal www.pgrkam.com of the department, but due to heavy load on the portal some technical snag have taken place and the portal is working quite slow for the past two days.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan on Sunday assured private hospitals partnering the state in the fight against COVID of all possible help from the government to address their concerns, including availability of drugs and consumable such as PPE kits, as well as disposal of bio-medical waste generated at their facilities.

PHILLAUR: Residents of Phillaur, Nakodar, Shahkot, and Sultan Pur Lodhi subdivisions have demanded that the historic Qila Sarai in Sultan Pur Lodhi should be declared as a National Monument and be handed over to the Archaeological Survey of India for proper maintenance.

CHANDIGARH: Stepping towards realising the dream of roof for all in the state, Punjab Housing and Urban Development Department has completed the construction of 176 EWS houses in Patiala District. These houses would be given to houseless SC/BC families under Punjab Shehri Awas Yojana.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday ridiculed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for seeing a scam in the procurement of Covid Care Kits even before the kits were procured by the state government.

In their desperation to attack the government in Punjab they seem to have lost all sense of proportion, said the Chief Minister, reacting to AAP MLA Aman Arora’s allegation of a scam in the kit procurement.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday announced Oxymeters to be made available to all citizens at an affordable cost of Rs. 514 through approved vendors in every district amid the spiralling cases of Covid.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday announced Oxymeters to be made available to all citizens at an affordable cost of Rs. 514 through approved vendors in every district amid the spiralling cases of Covid.

The Department of Health will issue detailed guidelines in this regard within one week, the Chief Minister said during his 17th #AskCaptain Live session on Facebook. The department was purchasing these Oxymeters for Rs 514 each for the health staff and these would now be made available through authorised vendors to the general public too on no-profit-no-loss basis, he added.

CHANDIGARH: Pointing to the explosive Covid situation in the national capital, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday slammed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over their petty politics on the pandemic.

Captain Amarinder termed as ‘irresponsible’ the AAP campaign to spread negative propaganda against the Punjab government over the latter’s handling of the Covid situation.

CHANDIGARH: Recognizing the supreme sacrifice made by the martyrs of Galwan valley, the Punjab Government led by the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday released an amount of Rs. 2 crore as Ex-Gratia, Additional relief to parents and cash in lieu of plots for payment to the Next of Kin (NOK) of the martyred soldiers hailing from Punjab.

CHANDIGARH/ SBS NAGAR: The Punjab Government under the leadership of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh was working round the clock to eradicate the Covid-19 epidemic from the state, however the cooperation of all sections of the society was essential to win over this situation, said industry and commerce minister Sham Sunder Arora.

CHANDIGARH: Recognizing the supreme sacrifice made by the martyrs of Galwan valley, the Punjab Government led by the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday released an amount of Rs. 1.92 crore as Ex-Gratia, Additional relief to parents and cash in lieu of plots for payment to the Next of Kin (NOK) of the martyred soldiers hailing from Punjab.

Disclosing this, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the amount would be directly credited into the accounts of ‘NOK’ immediately.

CHANDIGARH: Corneal Blindness Backlog Free (CBBF) Punjab initiative will be reinvigorated, said Punjab Chief Secretary Mrs. Vini Mahajan, while addressing a virtual Eye Donation Fortnight (EDF) 2020 event held at PGIMER, Chandigarh.

During her address as a chief guest, Mrs. Vini Mahajan said, as there has been an 80% decrease in Eye Donations and 78% decrease in the number of Keratoplasty surgeries in the months of March to June 2020 all over India. Thus, it is need of the hour to boost the CBBF Punjab, which was initiated in 2015. 

CHANDIGARH: To make the smooth and transparent functioning of the school education department under the leadership of Punjab school Education minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla, the department had further simplified the procedure of issuance of Accreditation / Registration Certificate to the Private Schools and Institutions.

CHANDIGARH: Aiming to provide more relaxation in the urban areas during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Punjab Government, on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister, have announced that curfew would remain imposed only on all Sundays in all the 167 municipal towns of the State upto 30.09.2020 and no curfew to be imposed on Saturdays.

Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the Punjab Government said the CM has reviewed the Covid-19 situation and directed to relax some of the restrictions in urban areas. He said movement of individuals for all non-essential activities would remain prohibited between 9:30 pm to 5:00 am within municipal limits of all the cities of Punjab throughout the week.

CHANDIGARH: Amid easing of restrictions, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced that those flying in from abroad with Covid negative certificates up to 96 hours old can now go for home quarantine.

International travellers who getting themselves tested on arrival at the airport, as part of the Government of India’s new directives, can also go home for quarantine if found negative, he said, adding that Punjab was currently at the 17th position in the country in terms of Covid cases.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister Gurpreet Singh Kangar and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Mr. Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday visited the waterlogged areas of Fazilka and Muktsar Sahib Districts.

Taking the stock of the situation, Sarkaria directed the officials to immediately press the pumps in service to drain out water from fields to ensure timely sowing of next crop.

CHANDIGARH/JALANDHAR:Amid rising number of COVID cases, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Tuesday inaugurated three new Community Health Centres (CHCs) in Dada Colony, Basti Guzan and Khurla Kingra, established at a cost of Rs 16 crore.

A total of 80-beds in these CHCs consisting 30-beds in Dada Colony and Basti Guzan and 20 in Khurla Kingra, has been equipped with piped oxygen supply.

CHANDIGARH: With a view to strengthen screening of the population for timely detection of corona virus positive patients to contain the spread of pandemic, Punjab Government has decided to allow private hospitals/clinics/labs to conduct Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) for COVID-19 after empanelment with District Health Authorities.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Health Minister Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu today visited the Ugoke village in Barnala district to share the grief of COVID-19 victim Ram Singh's family..

He said that Punjab government would provide ex-gratia grant of Rs. 1 lakh to his family and a government job to his daughter. Apart from this, Rs 50 lakh financial aid would also be provided under the special insurance scheme for Corona warriors.