The Punjab cabinet, chaired by chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, on Tuesday approved an instantaneous subsidy of ₹68.50 per quintal for sugarcane growers for the 2025-26 crushing season.
This subsidy, paid straight to farmers on behalf of deepest mills, supplements the command agreed trace (SAP) of ₹416 per quintal, the ideally suited within the nation.
In a push for public health, the cabinet sanctioned 1,000 extra posts for Yoga Trainers below the ‘CM di Yogshala’ mission, earmarking ₹35 crore for the 2026–27 monetary yr. To toughen actually unbiased correct medical care, the Cabinet approved the switch of Civil Hospitals at village Badal (Muktsar) and Khadur Sahib (Tarn Taran), the Physique of workers Correctly being Centre Jalalabad, and the Tertiary Care Centre in Fazilka to the Baba Farid College of Correctly being Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot.
Metropolis constructing and land reforms had been additionally cleared, at the side of the notification of directives below the Punjab Administration and Switch Municipal Act, 2020, to streamline the switch of executive-owned land for public features. The cupboard approved a coverage to sell or commerce abandoned or active paths (rastas) and water lessons (khals) within licensed projects to toughen urban planning.
Additionally, the time duration for Punjab Moderately priced Property Registration Act (PAPRA) licensed projects modified into extended by one yr, till December 31, 2026, at an annual fee of ₹25,000 per acre.
For agricultural diversification, the cabinet approved a collaboration with the Japan World Cooperation Agency (JICA) to introduce Eastern expertise in chilly chain infrastructure and water management.
Administrative reforms incorporated an amendment to the Punjab Civil Companies (In style and In style Stipulations of Carrier) Guidelines, 1994, stipulating the deadline of utility submission because the prick-off for eligibility.
The cupboard additionally finalised the formula for extra ground command ratio (FAR) fees and up to this point the e-auction coverage 2025 for properties to be auctioned from January 2026.
