Ths First Cabinet meeting held has taken decisions in the Interst of Punjab and created a history of its own .rather a national Records in goverance.
The Major Decision taken are as Under
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new transport policy on anvil,and assign the work to respective SDMs/SDOs.
except on emergency vehicles, the vehicles of the CM, the Chief Justice and High Court
and bring in a legislation on “conflict of interest”, wherein the ministers or MLAs could be unseated on being found to have business interest in their official capacity.
will be held (at government expense) except in honour of President , vice-president, Prime Minister , Lok Sabha speaker, governors and foreign dignitaries.
for every 1,000 population, both in rural and urban areas.
taken by the previous government in the last six months of its 6 months rule
of SAD-BJP govt spendings, including those of urban bodies and panchayat institutions, above ₹10 crore for a project or scheme in the last three years.
to review all ’false’ cases and FIRs registered during the 10-year SAD-BJP government with a view to ensuring justice to innocent and fix accountability of the guilty so that such things were not repeated.
. A new legislation will prohibit sale and confiscation/auction of farmers’ land by lending agencies. The department of agriculture will put up the draft bill for consideration in the next meeting.
The cabinet also approved ₹2,500 allowance for jobless youth and setting up an employment commission to regulate functioning of employment bureaus, which will be manned by specialists in all districts for carrying out surveys.
To be henceforth laid only by the President, Vice-President, Lok Sabha Speaker, Union Cabinet Ministers, Chief Minister, Assembly Speaker and state Cabinet Ministers. Even for major projects to the tune of Rs100 crore or Rs 200 crore, the names of Chief Minister and ministers will not be displayed on the foundation or inauguration plaques. These will carry a line saying that the project has been executed with taxpayers’ money.
No state banquets will be held (at government expense) except in honour of President , vice-president, Prime Minister , Lok Sabha speaker, governors and foreign dignitaries.
for govt schools, free textbooks . All textbooks will be available online for free downloading.
ity to supervise and regulate the functioning of private schools, private colleges and private universities in the state.
One house to every freedom fighter at the village or town where he ordinarily resides, allocation of 300 units of free electricity every month, one out-of-turn tubewell connection, exemption from toll tax on state highways for them and accredited media persons.
setting up of an expenditure reforms commission, setting up of military training academies and sainik schools.
active during the previous Parkash Singh Badal government, the Cabinet decided to introduce a slew of steps and legislations.
on January 1 every year and asset details of all IAS, IPS, PCS and Class-1 officers would be tabled every year in the Vidhan Sabha.
in all government jobs and increase their representation in PRIs and Urban Local Bodies from 33 to 50 per cent.
The Cabinet banned foreign travel by ministers, MLAs and officials for two years.
The system of halqa incharge and use of political clout by staff in seeking transfers and favours has been ended.
A Special Task Force headed by ADGP Harpreet Sidhu, leading anti-Maoist ops in Chhattisgarh, will implement a programme to eliminate drugs. Confiscation of Drug Dealers Property Act.
CM Capt Amarinder Singh’s predecessor Parkash Singh Badal to get free government accommodation of his choice. The previous Congress government’s policy of allowing official accommodation for former CMs had been revoked by the SAD-BJP alliance.
The government has resolved to pursue the SYL case legally and administratively to protect the state’s waters. The Irrigation Department will formulate a proposal for the canalisation of Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers and the construction of high-speed economic corridors on dhussi bundhs.
Employment Bureaus to be set up in all districts. These will be manned by qualified professionals and specialists, including employment counsellors
No monopolisation or cartelisation would be allowed in cable TV networks. A state-level statutory cable authority will be constituted, comprising senior mediapersons and professionals.
Governance Reforms Commission to be reconstituted as Governance Reforms and Ethics Commission; to be manned by professionals.
30 per cent quota for SCs in allotment of houses, residential and commercial plots
,To be raised from 12 per cent to 15 per cent for govt jobs
Mediapersons to be exempted from payment on state highways
To be enacted for safeguarding property of NRIs, having provision of eviction of tenant at 90 days’ notice.
New one to be framed to revive industrial units. The previous policy was announced in 2013.5
