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PUNJAB   Districts with more private health facilities do better in Punjab   Districts with high presence of private health facilities have recorded better Covid-19 vaccination coverage in Punjab, which is struggling to motivate its healthcare workers, especially in the government set-up, to get immunised.   Highest coverage of 66% has been recorded in Ludhiana district, … Read more 26.01.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab seeks push for ‘green’ power, share in Covid cess   Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal wish list conveyed to the Centre ahead of the Budget includes allocations to help Punjab switch from coal-based power generation, funds to deal with the next wave of the pandemic and data regulations to protect interests of … Read more 24.01.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Capt announces shagun hike for daughters of construction workers from Rs 31,000 to Rs 51,000   Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has announced a hike from Rs 31,000 to Rs 51,000 in the Shagun amount for the marriage of daughters of construction workers in Punjab from April 1, 2021, while also approving … Read more 23.01.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab allocates Rs 3,445.14 cr for transforming rural sector   To ensure holistic development of villages under phase-II of Punjab Government’s ambitious Smart Village Campaign (SVC), an allocation of whopping Rs 3,445.14 crore has been made for as many as 13,265 panchayats in all the 22 districts across the state. Out of this, … Read more 22.01.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Chandigarh to get country’s tallest air purifier tower   A giant 24-metre-tall air purifier tower will be installed in the Union Territory of Chandigarh to combat air pollution. The country’s tallest air purifier tower is expected to treat air within a circumference area of almost 500 meters.   The Central Pollution Control Board … Read more 21.01.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Chandigarh heritage items set to be auctioned in Paris   Chandigarh’s heritage furniture ,designed by city’s designer Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, is set to be auctioned by Paris based auction house-PIASA on January 28.   13 heritage items with bidding price between Rs  2.25 crore –Rs  3.14 crore will be auctioned by … Read more 20.01.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab CM kicks off allotment of 7,219 fair price shops   To promote livelihood, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday virtually kicked off a state-wide pro-poor scheme for Allotment of 7,219 Fair Price Shops (FPS) under his Government’s flagship “Ghar Ghar Rozgar te Karobaar Mission.   The CM said the initiative … Read more 19.01.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   64% health workers take jab, poor show in Punjab   As many as 1,91,181 health workers were vaccinated by 16,755 personnel at 3,351 sites across the country. The mammoth exercise that seeks to cover 30 crore at-risk people by July. The inoculation coverage on the opening day was 63.7 per cent of the … Read more 18.01.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab governor nod to shooting range extension on forest land   Punjab governor and UT administrator V P Singh Badnore has given his approval to use 11acres of forest land in Sector 25 to extend the shooting range to bring it to international standards. Around 16 acres of land is approved in exchange for the forest land in … Read more 16-17.01.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Finance Minister rolls out policy for recovery of outstanding dues   Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal today launched a one-time settlement (OTS) scheme for the recovery of outstanding dues. He was chairing a state-level function organised at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) here.   Accompanied by Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Bharat … Read more 15.01.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs