Dec 2019

PUNJAB Cash-strapped Punjab imposes 20 per cent cut on revenue expenditure for FY 2019-20   Facing severe financial crisis, the Punjab government has decided to impose a 20% cut on all standard object of expenditure (SOE) of revenue budget for the financial year 2019-20. The 20% cut has been imposed on revenue budget of all … Read more 31.12.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh gives nod to waste-to-energy plant Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh has given the green signal to build a 7-megawatt (MW) waste-to-energy plant over 50 acres of land at Samgauli under the build own operate (BOO) model. The project to be completed within two years is part of Greater Mohali … Read more 29-30.12.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab government to give 15 per cent subsidy to jobless to buy vehicles   To give its flagship scheme ‘Apni Gaddi Apna Rozgar’ a push, the Punjab government has decided to provide subsidy on purchase of vehicles — three-wheelers and four-wheelers — to facilitate self-employment for jobless individuals in the state. The government will chip in with … Read more 28.12.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB Centre objects to Punjab 2017 property forfeiture legislation   The Union government has informed the Punjab government that ‘The Punjab Forfeiture of Illegally Acquired Property Act, 2017’ passed by the state legislative assembly on November 29, 2017, is not in conformity with the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and the Prevention … Read more 27.12.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   IIFPT signs MoU with 8 Institutes in India to help small farmers The Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Bathinda signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 8 different reputed institutes of the region in the states of Punjab and Haryana. IIFPT signed and exchanged the MoUs with the VC’s and Director’s of the 8 Universities, Colleges, … Read more 26.12.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab to get seven fast-track courts for rape cases The Punjab cabinet gave nod for setting up of seven fast-track courts in the state for ensuring speedy trial in rape cases. Three special courts to decide offences against children and 10 more family courts to cover all the districts of Punjab, were also approved … Read more 25.12.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab most prone to suicides due to illness Punjab has earned the ignominy of ranking at the top in India when it comes to number of suicides due to illness. Out of total 1,714 suicides in Punjab in 2018, 42.1% or 722 persons ended life due to illness. In 2018, 1,355 men, 358 … Read more 24.12.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab approves Rs.650 crore for the rejuvenation of Budah Nallah   Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has approved Rs.650 crore for the rejuvenation of highly polluting Budah Nallah at Ludhiana. The state government has directed the local government department to ensure the timely completion of the project, within two years. Out of the total … Read more 22-23.12.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Chandigarh railway station gets navigation facilities for visually impaired Navigation facilities for visually impaired was inaugurated at Chandigarh railway station in Punjab on 5 January 2020. This facility has been introduced by the Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation through Bengaluru-based NGO Anuprayaas. Chandigarh is the fifth Railway station in the country and first in North India to have … Read more 21.12.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs