(Chd,Pb)Punjab Demands ₹ 80,845 Crore aid from Centre
Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh in a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed towards a ‘large-scale devastation and distress’ caused to the state due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Centre’s urgent intervention was needed to avert any major socio-economic upheaval in the coming future, as also to assure our next generations of safe living and security of livelihood, said the CM demanding an aid of Rs 80,845 crore.
The Punjab government feels that states alone cannot meet the new challenges, therefore, in the true spirit of cooperative federalism, needs the Union government to assist them in an unusually big way, which the country has never seen since the Independence in 1947, the CM said. central schemes should be 100 per cent funded by the Centre in 2020-21
The Punjab government also sought Rs 6,603 crore for improvement in the state’s public health infrastructure.
Besides seeking Rs 5,040 crore as fiscal assistance for the welfare of migrant labourers, the CM demanded that the Inter-State Migrant Workers Act should be revamped to safeguard their interests and basic rights.
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Punjab Demands ₹ 80,845 Crore aid from Centre
Punjab Firm Employee Arrested in Himachal; PPEs,Kit Bribery case
Punjab Firm Employee Arrested in Himachal; PPEs,Kit Bribery case
An employee of a Punjab-based firm has been arrested in connection with a bribery case involving the director of health services in Himachal Pradesh
The arrest comes a few days after Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that state BJP president Rajeev Bindal quit on moral grounds as he was close to the employee identified as Prithviraj Singh, a liasioning officer of the Dera Bassi-based firm Bio Aid.
Last month, director of health services Ajay Kumar Gupta was arrested, following which the state government suspended him. He is currently out on bail since May 30.
Talking to reporters on Thursday, the chief minister said, “Bindal was close to the other person (Prithviraj Singh), so his name was being associated with the alleged scam.
Capt Imposes COVID Cess on Liquor But Gives Relief to Transport Sector
(Chd,Pb)Capt Govt Imposes COVID Cess on Liquor but gives Relief to Transport Sector
The Punjab government has raised additional excise duty and additional assessed fee on liquor in the range of Rs 2 to Rs 50 depending upon the type of liquor.
The move will help the state to mobilise additional revenue of Rs 145 crore in the current fiscal.
The state is facing a revenue shortfall of Rs 26,000 crore, which is 30 per cent of the total budget revenue estimates, for the financial year 2020-21, necessitating some tough measures to generate additional revenue, the chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh said.
The proceeds of the additional levy shall be utilised entirely for COVID19-related expenditure, Singh said.
Punjab government on Monday slashed tax on per kilometer travel for non-AC buses.
Chief Minister ordered a reduction in tax rate from Rs 2.80 to Rs 2.69 per km per vehicle per day
Punjab CM Orders Crackdown on Liquor Smuggling
(Chd,Pb) Punjab CM Orders Crackdown on Liquor Smuggling
Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday directed police to crack down on liquor smuggling in a bid to prevent revenue loss to the cash-strapped state.
The chief minister also ordered immediate action against the DSPs and SHOs under whose jurisdictions liquor smuggling or illegal distillation takes place, said a government release.
Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta issued necessary directives to all commissioners of police and district police chiefs in the state to identify liquor smugglers by May 23.
On May 14, police along with officials of the excise department had raided an illegal distillery-cum-liquor bottling plant at Ghanaur in Patiala.
100th Train Carrying 1200 Migrants Whistles From Punjab
(Ludhiana) 100th Train Carrying 1200 Migrants Whistles From Punjab
Till date, more than 1.35 lakh migrants stuck in Punjab due to the coronavirus lockdown have been sent to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.
The first special train carrying migrants had departed from Jalandhar on May 5
As per officials The Mau-bound train that left the Ludhiana Railway Station on Thursday was the 100th special train from Punjab and 39th from Ludhiana,
Principal Secretary, Public Works Department, Vikas Pratap, informed that the trains are departing from Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala, Ajitgarh (Mohali), Amritsar, Ferozepur, Sirhand and Bathinda on a daily basis and each train carries nearly 1,200 migrants.
Punjab Losses Two More Lives to Covid:31 Fresh Cases
(Chd,Pb)Punjab Losses Two More Lives to Covid 31 fresh Cases
31 people tested positive for the infection, bringing the number of cases to 1,762 in the state
The fresh fatalities pushed coronavirus-related death toll to 31 in Punjab. There are 1,574 active cases in the state
A 62-year-old COVID-19 positive man from Hoshiarpur died at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here, said a health official. The man was having respiratory problems
A 56-year-old COVID-19 patient died at a Ludhiana hospital
Among fresh cases reported on Saturday,
17 were in Jalandhar
, five in Fatehgarh Sahib,
four in Rupnagar,
two in Pathankot and
one each in Patiala, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur
Five coronavirus patients from Jalandhar were discharged from hospital after recovering from the infection. So far, 157 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from hospitals in the state.
Holy City Amritsar continued to top the COVID-19 tally in the state with 287 cases, followed by
175 in Jalandhar,
157 in Tarn Taran,
125 in Ludhiana,
116 in Gurdaspur,
103 in SBS Nagar,
96 in Patiala,
95 in Mohali,
90 in Hoshiarpur,
88 in Sangrur,
65 in Muktsar,
56 in Moga,
45 in Faridkot,
43 in Ferozepur,
40 in Bathinda,
39 in Fazilka
, 29 in Pathankot,
28 in Fatehgarh Sahib,
24 in Kapurthala,
21 in Barnala,
20 each in Mansa and Rupnagar
A total of 39,462 samples have been collected in the state so far and 33,639 of them have come out negative and reports of 4,061 are still awaited.
Punjab Liberates Sand Mining,Stone Crushing from Apr 20
(Chd,Pb)Punjab Liberates sand mining, stone crushing from Apr 20
Also in view of the new academic session, shops dealing in distribution of books to school and college students have also been allowed to operate, as per an official release here.
In view of approaching summer season, the sale of air-conditioners, air-coolers, fans and their repair shops have also been brought under ambit of essential goods or services and have been allowed to remain open and operate.
In line with the Centre’s guidelines, industrial activity is allowed in the state’s rural areas, provided that the operators of industries, employing ten or more persons, should make all arrangements for the stay or transport of workers.
Dhabas’ have also been allowed to remain open but they will serve only packed food, the statement said.
However, any activity in the containment zones would continue to be banned
Mohali, Jalandhar, SBS Nagar and Pathankot districts have been declared as coronavirus hotspots in Punjab.
A Punjab government release said that it was decided that state would follow complete curfew till May 3 and the prevailing practice of requiring a curfew pass for movement during curfew shall continue.
Capt Govt Urges Punjab’s Employees to take Voluntary Salary Cut
(Chd,Pb) Capt Govt Urges Punjab’s Employees to take Voluntary Salary Cut
State ministers have already decided to donate their three months’ salary to the CM’s relief fund.
The appeal to the employees was made after a meeting of the finance sub-committee, headed by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
At the meeting, Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal said the state was expected to earn at least Rs 22,000 crore less than its estimates for the current fiscal.
Against the estimated revenue receipts of Rs 88,000, the state will be able to generate only Rs 66,000 crore in the light of the curfew/lockdown, which has brought all business to a standstill, the minister said.
Later, Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh issued an appeal asking all government employees to contribute to the fight against coronavirus.
The chief secretary suggested that Grade A and B employees should contribute 30 per cent of their salary while Grade C and D staff can take 20 per cent and 10 per cent cut for April, May and June.
133 Bhutanese Students Stranded in Punjab Airlifted Back
(Phagwara,Pb)133 Bhutanese Students Stranded in Punjab Sent Back
They were studying in different parts of the state,
They were stranded in Punjab due to a lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19
All were airlifted to their country through a special flight from Amritsar on Monday,
Special flight was arranged by the Bhutanese government only after getting tested for the virus.
Capt Extends Lockdown in Punjab till April 30th
(Chd,PbI)Capt Extends Lockdown in Punjab till April 30th
The Punjab government on Friday extended the coronavirus lockdown till April 30, becoming the second state after Odisha to do so.
Special Chief Secretary KBS Sidhu tweeted.The decision was taken at a meeting of the council of ministers
Punjab has seen a spike in the number of coronavirus cases in the past few days, pushing the total count to 132 so far with 11 deaths.
Earlier in the day, during a video conference with the media, hosted by the AICC from New Delhi, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had indicated that his government was seriously thinking of extending the lockdown as the time did not appear to be right for lifting the ongoing restrictions.
He also said the government was looking for ways to extricate the state from the restrictions and enable it to function with the coronavirus around.
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