Punjab State Data Policy

The cabinet of Punjab recently approved the Punjab state data policy. The policy aims to track progress and provide citizens access to services. With this Punjab has now become the first state in India to formulate a comprehensive data policy. What is Punjab State data policy? The Punjab state data policy will leverage data and ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs

Topics: cabinet approval • data policy • Digital data management • E-governance • Punjab

Punjab withdraws general consent to CBI

Punjab had revoked/withdrawn the general consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). From now, CBI will have to take permission from the state government to investigate any case. This comes within a week after Jharkhand and Kerala decided to withdraw the general consent to CBI. Key Points The Punjab government released an official notification ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs • States Current Affairs

Topics: CBI • Central Bureau of Investigation • Delhi special police establishment act • Ministry of Personnel • Punjab

Second Phase of Urban Environment Improvement Programme launched in Punjab

Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab has virtually launched the phase-II of Rs. 11,000 crore Urban Environment Improvement Programme (UIEP). He has launched the programme from Bachat Bhawan, Ludhiana in Punjab. The project will focus on the development of the state’s urban infrastructure and well- organized service delivery systems to the urban population. What were ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs

Topics: infrastructural development • Punjab • Urbanisation • Urbanization • Urbanization in India • Value-added tax

Punjab to launch scheme to distribute smartphones

The Punjab government has decided to start distribution of smartphones to students free of cost, on August 12. In order to avert any kind of large gatherings, the government has decided to launch the scheme at 26 different locations in Chandigarh and Punjab. All the district headquarters and also some major towns will be covered ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • States Current Affairs

Topics: Congress • Punjab • Punjab Government • Smartphones

Punjab to Provide Plasma to the Private Hospitals

The Punjab Government has decided to provide plasma to private hospitals as well from its plasma bank at a cost of Rs 20000 per unit. It is part of the ‘Mission Fateh’ being carried out in Punjab in order to combat the deadly COVID 19 infection in the state. Since the inception of the government ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: States Current Affairs

Topics: COVID-19 • Plasma • plasma bank • plasma therapy • Private Hospitals • Punjab • Punjab Government