Punjab Politics News
CM seeks reverting sharing pattern in agri programmes
Thursday, 01/02/2018
https://dailypost.in/news/punjab/cm-reverting-sharing-pattern-agri-programmes/
Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting that the sharing pattern between Centre and states be reverted to 90:10 for agriculture development programmes in order to avert the looming crisis in the farm sector. “The target of doubling farmers’ income in five years appears almost unachievable unless urgent steps are taken to redirect the focus and provide the essential institutional support,” the letter said. Underlining Punjab’s role in the Green Revolution, the chief minister said while there had earlier been huge increase in productivity of food grains and in arable area under wheat and paddy, the production potential of these crops with the currently available technology had been fully exploited.”
Farmers to play roles of Patwari, Kanungo in the near future
Thursday, 01/02/2018
https://dailypost.in/news/punjab/farmers-patwari-kanungo-near-future/
The tasks assigned to Patwaris and Kanungos in Punjab Revenue Department are soon going to be reviewed and re assigned as a file enabling the setting up a Revenue Commission has been completed and submitted to the CM for his approval. According to sources, old revenue-related acts can be abolished or amended with relevant change of land use according to a particular situation.
Work on memorial to Guru Ravidas to be expedited: Manpreet Badal
Thursday, 01/02/2018
https://dailypost.in/news/punjab/work-memorial-guru-ravidas-manpreet/
Work on memorial to Guru Ravidas to be expedited: Manpreet Badal. State Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Wednesday said that the state government would expedite the work on the setting up of a memorial of Guru Ravidas ‘Meenare-e- Begampura’. He was addressing a gathering at the state-level function on the ‘Prakash Purb’ of Guru Ravidas in Khuralgarh Sahib here, an official release said. The finance minister said the Kandi and Border area in the state were underdeveloped.
Notification for MC polls issued; EC to complete poll process till Feb 28
Thursday, 01/02/2018
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Notification for MC polls issued; EC to complete poll process till Feb 28. Two days after Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced February 24 for Ludhiana Municipal Corporation elections, the Department of Local Government has issued notification and asked state Election Commission to complete the poll process before February 28.
REPUBLIC DAY: Don’t lose hope, Capt tells farmers - ‘Relief to those eligible under debt waiver scheme by November’
Sunday, 28/01/2018
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/don-t-lose-hope-capt-tells-farmers/534769.html
Patiala : Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has appealed to farmers to “not resort to suicides” and have faith in his government. He said his government was committed to working for the total implementation of its farm debt waiver programme by November 2018. He released benefits under a scheme aimed at the inclusive growth of the distressed sections of society.
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