PUNJAB   Punjab seeks slashing duty on Covid related items   Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Badal called upon the Centre to have “GST with a heart” as he sought a much lower tax regime on goods required to battle Covid ahead of the meeting of the GST Council.   The Fitment Committee of the GST … Read more 22-23.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Free uniform for govt school kids   School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla has said 13,48,632 government school students will receive free uniform at their home for the academic session 2021-22 as a grant of Rs 80.92 crore had been released by the Education Department. He said after sanctioning the required grant, directions … Read more 21.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab hotel industry hit, reports Rs 10K cr loss   Amid Covid-induced lockdown, the Punjab hotel industry has taken a hit and suffered a revenue loss of around Rs 10,000 crore in 2020-21 fiscal, the Punjab Hotel Association said Punjab Hotel Association president Satish Arora says they have written to the Chief Minister, … Read more 20.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab CM launches chatbot to help home-isolated   As part of Mission Fateh, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh launched a Punjab Covid Care WhatsApp chatbot for self-care during home isolation, information on bed availability and vaccine centres, etc. Patients in home isolation will be required to input their vitals and their condition would … Read more 19.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   So far, 804 MT Oxygen received by Punjab   Punjab has received 804.26 metric ton liquid medical oxygen (LMO) to date by operating 30 flights with assistance of the Indian Air Force since April 17.   due to the long journey involved in taking trucks to and from Bokaro, Jharkhand, and Hazira, Gujarat, … Read more 18.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Despite slowdown, Punjab govt meets 85% of revenue target   Despite lockdown and economic downturn amid Covid, the state government has been able to better manage its finances in the last financial year as compared to the previous fiscal. The revised estimates of the government’s finances for 2020-21 reveal that the state had … Read more 17.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Rs3,000 allowance for construction workers   To mitigate sufferings caused due to loss of livelihood of construction workers amid the Covid restrictions, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today announced subsistence allowance/cash assistance of Rs 3,000 to all construction workers registered with the Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Welfare Board. The Building and … Read more 15-16.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab CM directs finance dept to release Rs 60 crore for construction and enhance budget allocation for sports varsity Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh directed the finance department to immediately release the sanctioned amount of Rs 60 crore for the first phase construction of the Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University (MBSPSU), Patiala … Read more 14.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   DBT in Punjab a smooth show, says Food Secretary   The Centre today said the switchover to the direct benefit transfer (DBT) of the MSP in Punjab has been “beyond expectations”, crediting the “smooth change” to state and Central governments and their procurement agencies. Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said of the total DBT … Read more 13.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB 4.27 lakh vaccinated in 18-44 age group in Punjab   The Punjab government vaccinated 16,932 persons in the age group of 18-44 years, taking the total number of vaccinated people in this group to 4,27,329. All of them have been administered Covishield vaccine. The entire target was met by the state government for this group without wasting … Read more 12.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs