PUNJAB Punjab: SGST department imposes Rs 10.44 crore penalty on tax evaders   The enforcement wing of Punjab State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) department has imposed penalty of Rs 10.44 crore on tax evaders during the month of April. Ludhiana’s mobile wing topped the list with penalties to the tune of Rs 3.35 crore. … Read more 11.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB Need Rs 10,000 monthly aid per migrant family for lockdown in Punjab: Study A study on Punjab’s migrant labour crises during the Covid-19 lockdown has recommended a compensation of Rs 10,000 per month per migrant family by the Punjab government for the lockdown period of 2020 and also for the current lockdown imposed to control the second wave. … Read more 10.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab CM stresses to achieve target of 1L Govt jobs Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh asked the Employment Generation and Training Department to give a further push to achieve the target of one lakh government jobs at the earliest. The Chief Minister, reviewing the progress of Employment Generation and Training Department, lauded … Read more 08-09.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab Govt: Free Covid treatment for SSBY beneficiaries in all pvt hospitals In a move expected to benefit nearly 40 lakh families across the State, Punjab Government on Tuesday announced to provide free treatment to the Covid-19 patients falling under Sarbat Sehat Beema Yojna in all the empanelled private hospitals.   The Minister … Read more 07.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punajb announces Rs 1500/month for children who lost breadwinner of family due to Covid   Acting as parens patriae of COVID-19 victims, Punjab Government is all set to extend a helping hand by providing Rs 1,500 per month as social security pension, along with free education up to graduation, for all those children … Read more 06.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   In a first, Punjab launches digi-locker facility for farmers In yet another pro-farmers’ initiative besides promoting e-governance, Punjab on Sunday launched a digi-locker facility for its farmers — becoming the first State in the country to do so. Now, the farmers in Punjab have an option to print or download digital copies of … Read more 05.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab to give `10 lakh special grant to villages achieving 100% vaccination target Punjab Government announced a special development grant of Rs 10 lakh to every village that achieves 100 percent vaccination target under the State Government’s ‘Corona Mukt Pind Abhiyan’. The decision, aimed at incentivizing the villages to give up vaccine hesitancy, … Read more 04.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Mission Fateh 2.0 launched to control spread of Covid in villages With the Punjab’s rural areas registering an alarmingly increase in the positivity rate over the past two weeks, the State Government has launched Mission Fateh 2.0 (corona free village campaign) to contain the spread of the deadly contagion and to ensure COVID-free … Read more 03.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   6 time MP, ex-Guv, Union Min Raghunandan Lal Bhatia passes away at 100 Senior Congress leader and six-time MP from Amritsar Raghunandan Lal Bhatia passed away after a brief illness at a private hospital in Amritsar.  He was 100. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1972 from the Amritsar parliamentary … Read more 01-02.05.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs