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PUNJAB To cut subsidy bill, Punjab govt plans solar project for farm sector The state government is looking at different ways to reduce the financial burden caused by the whopping power subsidy bill of Rs 16,400 crore. On the agenda is doing away with the power subsidy for farmers having over 10 acres … Read more 30.06.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Amid crisis, Punjab takes Rs 19,000 cr hit in revenue While Punjab has been hit hard by the Covid-induced economic crisis this year, the state’s revenue collections fell by a whopping Rs 19,200 crore in the last financial year. This has been revealed in the detailed key financial indicators for 2019-20, which have been … Read more 28-29.06.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB App for school students on cards The Punjab Government is all set to launch ‘Educare App’ within a fortnight. The mobile-based app will have chapters, assignments and quizzes for pre-primary to Class XII students on a single platform. As a result, students of around 19,500 government schools would get access to classroom … Read more 27.06.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB 2.6 lakh tests in 50 days, Punjab catches up with Covid-19 After struggling to get going in initial months, Punjab is finally making progress in Covid-19 testing, considered a key factor in controlling the spread of infection by identifying cases early. From 4 tests per million population on March 16 to 8,782 … Read more 26.06.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Less than 1 per cent in Punjab with Covid-like symptoms, says survey Less than one per cent of the state’s population has shown Covid-like symptoms in the early phases of the population survey currently underway in the state to assess influenza-like signs in the community. The community survey, which has so far covered … Read more 25.06.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab CM for reopening of Kartarpur corridor Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said he is for the reopening of the Kartarpur corridor with adherence to the physical distancing norms amid the Covid-19 pandemic. His statement came two days after Pakistan conveyed its readiness to India to reopen the Kartarpur corridor on the occasion of the death … Read more 24.06.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Food processing industry ministry launches FME scheme Union food processing industries minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal Monday launched the PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) scheme named as ‘Sapno Ki Udaan’ in a virtual conference from village Badal, expected to generate an investment of Rs 35,000 crore and provide employment to 9 lakh … Read more 23.06.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab: Traditional courses for 11 colleges A committee constituted by the Punjab government has suggested that under the Covid-19 situation, only traditional courses should be introduced in the 11 proposed colleges in the state and the plan to launch job-oriented skilled-based courses should be put off for now. The recommendation from the special committee, formed … Read more 21-22.06.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Vini Mahajan appointed Punjab chief secretary Punjab appointed 1987 batch Punjab cadre IAS officer Vini Mahajan as the new Chief Secretary, replacing the 1984 batch officer Karan Avtar Singh. She becomes the first woman Chief Secretary of Punjab. Singh has been posted as Special Chief Secretary, Governance Reforms. He is tipped to be … Read more 20.06.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab approves over Rs 1,037 crore incentives for industries The Punjab government has approved over Rs 1,037 crore fiscal incentives till now under its industrial business and development policy-2017. The state government has also extended over Rs 3,522 crore worth of power subsidy to industrial units. He said the state had notified the industrial business … Read more 19.06.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs