To ensure efficiency, economy, transparency, fair and equitable treatment of bidders, Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday launched the State Public Procurement Portal (SPPP). The Punjab Finance department has developed this portal in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre (NIC). Launching the portal during the one day orientation program for State Account...
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FD gives go ahead to merge 371 debt free busses of PUNBUS into Punjab Roadways: Cheema
Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday said that the Finance Department has given approval to merging of 371 debt free buses of PUNBUS into the fleet of the Punjab Roadways. He said that the department has also approved a budget of Rs 73 crores for the same to...
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Cheema releases book of statistics ‘Punjab state at a glance 2022’
Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday released the ‘Punjab State at a Glance 2022’, a collection of important statistical data of various departments compiled by the Directorate of Statistics, department of Planning. This single volume handy book carries authentic data on all important items relating to different sectors of...
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Navjot Singh Mandair (jarg) assumes charge as chairman of Punjab genco ltd
Mr. Navjot Singh Mandair (Jarg) on Tuesday assumed charge as the Chairman of Punjab Genco Limited in the presence of Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Cheema and New and Renewable Energy Source Minister Mr Aman Arora at PEDA Complex, Sector-33D here. Mr. Navjot Singh reached the PEDA Complex along with his mother Principal Parmjit Kaur,...
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Cheema holds pre-budget meetings with state government departments
Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, on Wednesday, commenced the pre-budget meetings with the state government departments to finalise their budget estimates for Financial Year (FY) 2023-24. Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema held discussions with the secretaries and officials of various departments here at his office to solicit the budgetary requirements of their respective...
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Complete transparency to be adopted in empanelment process, Cheema assures the bankers
Seeking suggestion from the banks and small finance institutions for drafting new empanelment policy, the Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday assured them that the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led Punjab Government would adopt a complete transparent process during the empanelment of banks to ensure the safety of funds of government entities...
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Finance Minister forms committee to resolve issues raised by Punjab Cotton Growers and Ginner’s Association
The Punjab Government led by the visionary Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stands fully committed to boost industrial sector and cotton industries occupy a significant place in the scheme of things of the State Government. Reiterating this during a meeting with the representatives of the Punjab Cotton Factories and Ginner’s Association, the Finance Minister Mr....
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Punjab FM opposes any increase in GST on education related goods
Chandigarh, December 17 Describing any increase in GST on goods related to education a step against the interests of the students, Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday opposed the proposal of considering the GST on pencil sharpeners at 18 percent instead of existing slab of 12 percent, while participating...
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Finance minister Cheema hands over appointment letters to 28 section officers
Chandigarh, December 14: Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday handed over appointment letters to 28 Section Officers in the Finance Department during a brief but impressive function held here at Vit Te Yojna Bhawan. On this occasion, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann...
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Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman concludes pre-Budget meetings for forthcoming Union Budget
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the pre-budget consultation meetings for Budget 2023-24 held in virtual mode from 21st to 28th November, 2022. The pre-budget meeting were concluded here today. More than 110 invitees representing 7 stakeholder groups participated in 8 meetings scheduled during this period. The stakeholder groups include representatives and...