02.02.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs

PUNJAB Over 21,000 acres around UT notified under PLPA   The state government today issued a notification under Section 4 of the Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA), 1900, for 21,944 acres in 15 villages falling in an ecologically sensitive area in the Shivalik foothills on Chandigarh’s periphery.   These villages are Tarapur, Burana, Gocher, Majra, … Read more 02.02.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs

25.01.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs

PUNJAB Old-age pension to be cleared soon: CM   Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has ordered immediate release of pending old-age pension, with instructions to the authorities concerned to regularise payment to the beneficiaries.   The CM issued directives during a meeting to review various schemes of the Department of Social Security and Women & … Read more 25.01.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs

23.01.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs

PUNJAB Punjab to revamp loan waiver scheme   The much-publicised Crop Loan Waiver Scheme of Capt Amarinder Singh’s government in Punjab  is likely to be disrupted, as the scheme goes back to the drawing board.   The scheme was launched earlier this month, with 46,556 farmers, who have availed of loans from cooperative banks, getting … Read more 23.01.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs