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CM Bhagwant Mann presiding over the Punjab cabinet meeting.
The first budget session of the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab will run from June 24 to 30. The budget will be presented in the Punjab Assembly on June 27. On Tuesday, a meeting of the Punjab cabinet was held under the leadership of CM Bhagwant Mann. After that he announced the dates.
Mann said that for the first time in the history of Punjab, the budget made from the opinion of the common people will be presented. Mann Sarkar had sought suggestions from the people of Punjab regarding the budget. After this it is being claimed that what people have said has been included in the budget.
CM Bhagwant Mann tweeted and informed about the budget session being decided.
Focus on health, education and sports
More focus of the government is going to be on health, education and sports. Health and education were the big issues of Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab elections. Along with improving the condition of government schools and hospitals, the government is building Mohalla Clinics. Apart from this, the focus will also be on the game. Sports Minister Meet Heyer recently spoke to the players and asked about the need.
Mann government running on interim budget
It has been two and a half months since the government of CM Bhagwant Mann was formed in Punjab. To run the business of the government, the government had passed the interim budget. This interim budget of 3 months was Rs 37,120 crore. Of this, 4,643 crore were for education, 2,367 crore for agriculture, 2,726 crore for handling justice and administration of the police system. Rs 1,484.64 crore on social security, women and child development and Rs 1,345.61 crore on health and family welfare were passed.
paperless budget
The budget of Punjab will be paperless on this. This will save Rs 21 lakh to the state exchequer of Punjab. At the same time 34 tonnes of paper will also be saved. CM Bhagwant Mann had announced this a few days back. He had said that with this we will save about 834 trees.