Punjab Politics News
UrbanRural Mission: Captain halts release of ₹4,981 crore
Sunday, 02/04/2017
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CHANDIGARH:Left with a legacy of debt, the new Punjab government is in no mood to fund the poll-time bonanza of former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal for cities, towns and villages. Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday stalled release of ₹4,981 crore for pending projects (started and yet to be started) for the Urban-Rural Mission that has forced the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB) to pledge even its future earnings.
‘Not at all in favour of erasing British rule remnants’
Sunday, 02/04/2017
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Mohali : Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday ruled out that the government will bring out any legislation to erase all remnants of humiliating British colonial rule in the state.
Review all stalled infrastructure projects, says Captain Amarinder
Sunday, 02/04/2017
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Chandigarh : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday directed all the ministers to review status of the stalled infrastructure development projects of their respective departments and submit a report to him within next two weeks.
Captain not so bullish about Punjab economy
Sunday, 02/04/2017
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Mohali/Chandigarh : Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday said that he was not expecting any miraculous transformation in the state’s economy which was at it rock bottom, but hoped that things would certainly improve during his regime. “Punjab economy is at the rock bottom, from here it could only go up,” he said in Mohali during the anointment of Lal Singh as the chairman of Punjab Mandi Board (PMB).
Procurement begins today, state awaits Rs 20,900 crore
Saturday, 01/04/2017
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Chandigarh : Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal today urged the Union Finance Ministry to release the cash credit limit (CCL) worth Rs20,900 crore for wheat procurement, which begins tomorrow. Manpreet, who held a meeting with Union Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa in New Delhi this afternoon, said the latter had promised to get the CCL released by tomorrow.
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