Chandigarh, March 26 (Sumit Joshi) : Punjab PWD Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Wednesday described the Punjab Budget-2025 presented by Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema as pro-people and pro-state budget. He said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Government’s budget would put Punjab on high growth trajectory covering all sections of society.
PWD Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO said that the Budget was comprised of all sectors with a special focus on health, education, agriculture, industry and employment generation besides making provisions under social welfare schemes to provide in larger public interest. Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has also ensured rapid strides in Power sector especially the functioning of Powercom upgrading its ranking to 7th place among the power companies across the country. He said that the technical and commercial loss had also been reduced from 11.26 to 10.26.
The concerted efforts of Punjab Government to improve the functioning of Powercom also brought high-quality results in distribution and other sectors besides registering the profit of .25 paise per unit in revenue gap. The Minister also lauded the Punjab Government’s endeavour to set aside Rs. 855 crore for construction and up-gradation of 2718 KM roads and link routes, which would further improve the road connectivity, vehicular movement and ease for commuters. Apart from this the decision to earmark Rs. 151 crore and Rs. 190 crore for building new bridges and major infrastructure and upgradation of 200 km are also commendable, he added.
