CHANDIGARH: Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday addressed a press conference at the party office and strongly criticised the BJP-led Central Government, saying it has hatched a big scheme and conspiracy to destroy Punjab’s farmers and sell India’s agriculture to the USA through a so-called US-India.
New Delhi: A high-level delegation of the Punjab Government comprising the state’s Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, Chief Secretary KAP Sinha, and Additional Chief Secretary, Home Affairs and Finance, Alok Shekhar, on Tuesday met the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, Dr Arvind Panagariya, in Delhi. According to an official release, the delegation met.
Chandigarh: Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday announced that Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and ASHA Facilitators working in the Health and Family Welfare Department under the National Health Mission (NHM) will now be entitled to six months of maternity leave. This benefit will be extended under the provisions of the Maternity Benefit.
Chandigarh: Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday termed the ongoing floods in the state as being the worst in five decades, saying that while the state has responded with urgency and compassion while the Centre has failed to extend the needed support. Addressing a press conference at Punjab Bhawan, he said that incessant.
Chandigarh: Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday announced a major hike in monthly stipends for medical and dental trainees in government colleges, reaffirming the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s focus on improving healthcare and education across the state. In a press release, underscoring the Aam Aadmi Party-led government’s unwavering commitment to bolstering.
Chandigarh: Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday announced a land pooling policy designed to foster transparent and planned urban development across the state. This policy marks a significant departure from past practices, prioritising voluntary participation and empowering landowners to become active stakeholders in the state’s progress. Cheema highlighted the policy’s core principle of.
Chandigarh: The Minister of finance in Punjab Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday announced significant amendments to childcare leave provisions in the state, providing much-needed flexibility and additional support to parents, especially fathers, and parents of children with severe disabilities. Speaking with the media Cheema said that under the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led AAP government.
In a bold statement. Finance Minister of Punjab, Harpal Singh Cheema emphasized that Punjab is united in its fight against the drug menace." The battle against drugs is not just a political issue, it's a fight for the future of the Punjab.
Chandigarh: Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Sunday that the state has achieved an 11.87 per cent growth in net GST collection till January in this fiscal, compared to the previous one. This growth rate surpasses the national average of 10 per cent. Additionally, Punjab has witnessed a net growth of 15.33 per.
Chandigarh: Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema has expressed hope of justice for the state from the Union Budget 2025. Finance Minister Cheema said- “We hope, this time justice will be done to the state. Ever since the BJP government has come to power at the Centre, Punjab is being financially discriminated against. But this.
