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  Mann govt presents Rs 2.60 lakh crore budget, women to get Rs 1000 to Rs 1500 monthly in Punjab

  India | March 08, 2026 13:49 IST

  Punjab Budget 2026: The Punjab government presented a Rs 2.36 lakh crore Budget for 2025–26, with a strong focus on women's welfare, the anti-drug campaign, health, education, rural development, industry and agriculture.

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  Punjab Budget 2025: State to conduct first-ever 'drug census', announces minister

  India | March 26, 2025 18:13 IST

  Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema presented the Punjab Budget 2025 with a Rs 2.36 lakh crore allocation, prioritizing the state’s first-ever ‘drug census,’, universal health insurance, and crop diversification for farmers.

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  Punjab FM presents AAP govt's first budget for FY 2022-23; health, agri, education key focus areas

  Business | June 27, 2022 14:17 IST

  Presenting the Bhagwant Mann government's maiden budget after AAP came to power in March this year, Cheema said the government has proposed to start the Punjab Young Entrepreneur programme to encourage class 11 students to propose their business ideas.

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  Good News for Punjab govt employee! 6 percent DA arrears to be released soon

  Business | February 29, 2020 14:48 IST

  The Finance Minister of Punjab, Manpreet Singh Badal on Friday announced the budget 2020-21. While presenting the annual budget, Badal made some major announcements for the people of the state. He also announcements payment of 6 percent Dearness Allowance arrears to employees next month which would involve financial outgo of Rs 1,000 crore. The government employees have been seeking release of their pending DA. The  per cent of DA arrears will be released within next week.

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  Punjab Budget 2020: Free education till Class 12, Retirement age reduced to 58 yrs

  Business | February 28, 2020 17:18 IST

  With an eye on the assembly elections in 2022, Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Badal on Friday presented a populist but deficit Rs 1.54 lakh-crore budget for 2020-21.

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  Punjab Budget: Retirement age reduced to 58; Free education till Class 12 | Highlights

  Business | February 29, 2020 10:05 IST

  Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal presented state govt Budget 2020 of Rs 1.54 lakh crore on Friday. One of the key announcement made by the Punjab Finance Minister is reducing the retirement age of government employees to 58 and releasing 6% pending DA arrears in a week's time.

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  Punjab Budget to be presented on July 16

  July 05, 2014 16:14 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab's Budget for 2014-15 will be presented on July 16 in the state assembly.  The six-day Budget session in the state would commence on July 15.The session will commence with Obituary references to those