CM Mann recalled the stellar role of Punjab

Chief Minister's Office, Punjab     26th January 2024 at 5:11 PM

 Punjab played a big role in attaining the freedom of the country 

Ludhiana: 26th January 2024: (Karthika Kalyani Singh//Punjab Screen Desk)::

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday recalled the stellar role played by the Punjabis in attaining the freedom of the country and then carving out the modern day Indian Republic by preserving its unity, integrity and sovereignty through countless sacrifices. 

Addressing the gathering after unfurling the national tri-color in a function to mark 75th Republic Day, the Chief Minister said that this day assumes a lot of significance for us because Punjabis had brought it after enormous sacrifices. 

He said that during the pre-independence period many January 26 had passed but no one was allowed to unfurl the national flag. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that now only we have the right to celebrate this day but it is unfortunate that the tableau of state was deliberately kept out of the Republic Day parade. 

The Chief Minister said that it is surprising how national festivals can be celebrated without Punjab adding that those who had deliberately kept Punjab’s tableau out of the parade must tell what is wrong in them. He said that the rich culture and heritage of the state has been duly showcased in the tableaus made by the state government because we can’t compromise with the pride of the state. 

Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the mockery of the supreme sacrifices made by the Punjabis, by the Union government, is intolerable and unwarranted due to which the state has vehemently raised this issue. The Chief Minister said that the Union government has insulted the great martyrs including Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Rajguru, Shaheed Sukhdev, Lala Lajpat Rai, Shaheed Udham Singh, Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha, Mai Bhago, Ghadri Baabe and others by rejecting the tableau of the state. 

He said that the union government has belittled their contribution and sacrifice of these heroes by not including their tableaus in the Republic Day parade. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this cannot be tolerated as it is the grave insult of these great patriots and national leaders adding that the state government has now duly showcased this immense contribution in tableaus across the state. 

The Chief Minister said that the state government has decided to name the upcoming International Airport at Indian Air force Station Halwara, Ludhiana as Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha International Airport. He said that due to strenuous efforts of the state government, the Mohali International Airport has already been named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh adding that naming of Halwara airport after Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha will be a humble tribute to the martyr. 

He further said that naming the airports, universities and other institutions in the name of these iconic martyrs is important to perpetuate their glorious legacy. Striking an emotional note with the people, the Chief Minister urged them to end gender discrimination amongst boys and girls. 

He said that this is the need of hour to give wings to the girls for excelling in each and every field thereby enabling them to script new success stories. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the girls of the state are very brave and they can achieve any goal if they are given a chance. 

The Chief Minister further said that Punjab produces 182 lakh Metric Ton of paddy by over exploiting its only available natural resources in terms of water and fertile soil. He said that then only the country has been made self-reliant in terms of food production due to which it has emerged as a strong nation across the globe. 

However, Bhagwant Singh Mann bemoaned that conspiracies are being hatched to deprive the farmers of the state from the Minimum Support Price (MSP), which is discriminatory and pathetic. However, the Chief Minister said that Punjab was a frontrunner and Punjab will always continue to be that as Punjabis have been blessed with indomitable spirit of hard work and resilience. 

He said that the state government is performing its duty meticulously and zealously to ensure that Punjab leads the country in every sphere. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that he is not worried for the next elections but he is working for the welfare of the next generation, due to which several path breaking initiatives have been taken. 

The Chief Minister said that the state government is making concerted efforts for the welfare of the youth of the state. He said that the focus of his government is to ensure that youth become job givers instead of job seekers. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this is the need of hour to carve out a progressive and prosperous Punjab. 

The Chief Minister said that during previous regimes the youth were deprived of jobs and education so that they make a beeline behind the political leaders. He said that this culture is being abandoned so that youth become an integral part of the progress and prosperity of the state. 

Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the day is not far when due to strenuous efforts of the state government, the pristine glory of Punjab is restored. The Chief Minister said that due to all out efforts of the state government for the first time in the last 75 years canal water has reached at the tail end of the last field in the state. He said that the state government is duty bound for this noble cause so that farmers of the state are immensely benefitted from it. 

Bhagwant Singh Mann said already due to strenuous efforts of the state government water has reached the far flung areas of Punjab. The Chief Minister said that to impart quality health services to people, the state government has set up Aam Aadmi Clinics in Punjab. 

He said that around 97 lakh people have so far availed the facilities of free healthcare in these clinics. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this is a new revolution in the healthcare sector adding that efforts are afoot to give a facelift to this sector. 

The Chief Minister further said that massive efforts are being made to impart quality education to the students. He said that the state government has established the first of its kind School of Eminence in the state and during the first year 8358 students have been enrolled in it. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that an amount of Rs 200 crores has been earmarked for developing school infrastructure and sports facilities, besides providing free uniforms to students. The Chief Minister said that the state government is committed to make Punjab a frontrunner state in the industrial sector. He said that due to concerted efforts of the state government investments worth Rs 65,000 crore has been firmed up in the state which will provide 2.98 lakh jobs to youth. Bhagwant Singh said that this will give further push to the economic development of the state by putting it on the path of high growth trajectory. 

The Chief Minister said that to check the fatality rate due to road accidents in the state on one hand and to streamline the movement of traffic on the roads of the state on the other, the state government will launch Sadak Surakhya Force on January 27 from Jalandhar. 

He said that the first of its kind specialized force will act as a pivotal to save several precious lives that are lost in road accidents daily in Punjab and this force will be entrusted with the task of checking rash driving, streamlining vehicular movement on roads and others to check the road accidents.

Bhagwant Singh Mann said that initially 129 vehicles equipped with ultra modern gadgets will be deployed after every 30 kilometres to man the roads and these vehicles will also have a complete medical kit for providing emergency treatment to any person in need. 

The Chief Minister further said that the state government has given jobs to around 40,000 jobs to youth merely in 19 months and on an average the state government has given jobs to 23,432 youth in one year, which is a record in itself. He said that all the jobs have been given completely on the basis of merit by adopting a complete transparent process. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that it is a matter of great pride that more than 50% of the jobs are bagged by the girls which are becoming active partners in the socio-economic progress of the state. 

The Chief Minister said that Punjab has created history by purchasing Goindwal power plant owned by a private company GVK Power adding that it is named after the third Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Amar Dass ji. He said that for the first time this reverse trend has started that the government has purchased any private power plant whereas in the past the state governments used to sell their assets to the favorite individuals at ‘throw away’ prices. Likewise, Bhagwant Singh Mann said that it is a matter of immense pride and satisfaction that 90% consumers in the state are getting zero power bill due to pro-people decisions of the state government. 

The Chief Minister said that it is a matter of immense pride that pran pratishta of Sri Ram temple had taken place at Ayodhya adding that everyone should go at that place to pay obeisance. He said that Punjab is epitome of secularism and communal harmony across the country as since ages people from all sections are residing here peacefully. 

Bhagwant Singh Mann though Ramzan is considered as a festival of muslim brethren but it is made up of two words Ram and zan which means it has the name of Ram too. Similarly, the Chief Minister said that Diwali- a festival of Hindu community too has the word ‘Ali’ in it which symbolizes communal harmony. Taking a jibe over parties towing communal agenda, he said that Aam Aadmi Party does not believe in divisive politics rather it works on principle of the welfare of all through ‘Politics of work’. 

Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this is the foundation of a society and country based on principles of communal harmony, peace and brotherhood. The Chief Minister said that to facilitate the people for undertaking a visit to the pilgrimage site of their choice, the state government has started Mukh Mantri Teerth Yatra Scheme. He said that this ambitious scheme is benefitting every strata of society in a big way as they can travel to the pilgrimage sites free of cost. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this is an unprecedented scheme which has been embarked for the first time in the country by any state adding that though initially the Railways was trying to create hiccups in it but now the matter has been streamlined. 

The Chief Minister called upon the people to come forward for carving out a Punjab of the dreams of our great Gurus, Saints, Seers, Martyrs and Heroes. He said that Punjab had ever remained an oasis of peace and communal harmony in the country. Bhagwant Singh Mann called upon the brave and patriotic people of Punjab to rededicate themselves to the goals of a prosperous Punjab in which maladies like poverty, illiteracy and unemployment have no place. Earlier, the Chief Minister inspected the parade led by parade commander Akarshi Jain, IPS. 

He also took a salute from an impressive march past by contingents of Punjab Police, Punjab Home Guards, Punjab Armed Police, NCC Girls and Boys, Bharat Scouts and Guides besides the Punjab Police Brass band. 

On the occasion, the students of various local schools presented a colorful variety program including Bhangra, Gidha, Group Dance, PT show and group singing. The Chief Minister also felicitated Freedom fighters and their kin in recognition of their valuable contribution in the freedom struggle of the country.

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50 years of Successful Transplant Trajectory by PGIMER

  Sunday 26th November 2023 at 18:00

 ‘The Golden Anniversary Summit on Renal & Pancreas Transplantation’

*Witnesses convergence of over 300 including globally acclaimed professionals from the world 

*Prof. Mukut Minz and Prof . Vinay Sakuja, former Heads, presented with Life Time Achievement Awards for their immense contribution 

*Other highlights include Award of License for Skin Bank, Launch of Pancreas Transplant Society & Release of Transplant Manual

 *Owing to stellar performance, PGIMER to take lead in designing transplant centres that manage multi-organ transplants:  Dr V.K. Paul, Member, NITI Aayog 

Chandigarh:26th November 2023: (Karthika Kalyani Singh//Punjab Screen)::

The Golden Anniversary Summit on Renal & Pancreas Transplantation, the three day milestone event in the field of organ transplantation organised by PGIMER’s Deptt. of Renal Transplant Surgery, concluded successfully with not only celebrating the achievements of the past five decades, but also setting a road map for new collaborations, innovation, and excellence in organ transplantation.

The landmark Summit that witnessed the convergence of over 300 experts, clinicians, researchers, policy makers  from across the globe to deliberate and exchange the latest advancements in renal and pancreatic transplantation, was graced by Prof V K Paul, Member NITI Aayog ,   as the Chief Guest and Dr. Krishan Kumar , Head, National Organ & Tissue Transplant Programme (NOTP), MoHFW and Prof. Vivek Lal , Director, PGIMER as the Guests of Honour at the inaugural ceremony. 

Commending PGIMER for the accomplishments in organ transplantation, the Chief Guest on the occasion, Dr. V K Paul , Member NITI Aayog stated, “Having performed close to 300 deceased donations leading more than 550 kidney transplants from these donors along with liver, pancreas, heart transplants, PGIMER’s model has delivered stellar results. So leveraging their experience, I urge PGIMER to take the lead in designing advanced transplant centres that manage multi-organ transplants in various situations of our nation across on the systems that are potentially possible.”

Dr Paul enumerated various initiatives undertaken by the Government to ease various aspects of organ transplantation that included Online pledging through a very friendly portal that generated almost 90.000 pledges since 3rd August, Removal of upper age limit of 65 years for eligibility for registration to receive deceased donor organ and  doing away with domicile issue under Government of India’s “One Nation, One Policy” for Organ Donation and Transplantation, Special casual leave for 42 days for a live donor, coverage of renal transplant under Ayushman Bharat, to mention a few.”  

The Chief Guest further stated, “Though there are stumbling blocks but the government is relentlessly pursuing the mission of organ transplantation in a systematic manner. The cause calls for an integrated, synergized and sustained effort of the government, healthcare professionals, and community and non-government organizations to create a culture of voluntary deceased organ donation.” 

Prof. Vivek Lal, Director PGIMER addressing as Guest of Honour , recounted the journey of PGIMER’s transplantation as he stated, “We go back 50 years and Prof. Prof. KS. Chugh and Prof. RVS Yadav put their heads and hearts together and raised a trajectory that has brought us to this pass that we are the spearhead of transplant surgeries in India.”

Speaking as the Guest of Honour, Dr. Krishan Kumar, lauded PGIMER for its commitment to innovation, patient care, and its significant contributions to the field of organ transplantation as he said, “PGIMER’s commitment to excellence and their significant advancements in the field of renal transplantation have undoubtedly elevated the standards of healthcare delivery. It’s easier to initiate a programme but not only to sustain it, but take it to greater heights by accomplishing multiple milestones is no cake walk and PGIMER has demonstrated this through its journey of five decades with remarkable success rates, since first renal transplant in 1973.”  

It was a proud moment as Prof. Mukut Minz, former head, Deptt. of Renal Transplant Surgery  and Prof. Vinay Sakuja , former head, Deptt. of Nephrology were  presented with Life Time Achievement Awards for their immense contribution in the field of renal transplantation.  

Elated with the success of the Summit, Prof. Ashish Sharma, Head, Deptt. of Renal Transplant Surgery & Organising Chairman stated, “The other highlights of the inaugural session included award of licence for Skin Banking to PGIMER which would help the burn patients, Launch of Pancreas  Transplant Society , to promote training  and research in pancreas transplant in country, Release of a book “Transplant Manual ” detailing protocols being followed at PGI Chandigarh for managing post-transplant patients.

Talking about the firsts in the Summit, Prof. Ashish Sharma,  stated, “The Summit had many firsts to its credit; the highlight was the Surgical ‘Hands-On’ Workshop’, the  first of its in Northern India that was designed to train surgeons for multi-organ retrieval and was participated by around 40 delegates with  trainers from England, Australia and United States.” 

Prof. Ashish Sharma further detailed, “Encompassing a wide range of topics, from innovative surgical techniques to advances in immunosuppressive therapies, the Summit presented focussed and comprehensive scientific sessions on Pancreas Transplantation, Immunology & Immunosuppressant for Surgeons, Unmet Needs in Transplant and Donation after Circulatory Arrest & Surgical Aspect Kidney Transplantation .  

“It goes to the credibility of PGIMER that globally acclaimed eminent  experts and think tanks in the field of transplantation joined us as esteemed speakers and shared their insights, experiences, and the latest research including Dr Vijay Mittal , Program Director of General Surgery at Ascension Providence Hospital in Michigan, Dr Shantanu Bhattacharjya , Director of Transplant Surgery at the Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Dr Ajay Sharma , a distinguished Consultant Surgeon at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Dr. Randeep , a PGI alumnus and now Professor of Surgery at the University of Rochester, Dr. Balamurugan N. Appakalai , Professor of Paediatrics and Surgery and Director of Islet Cell Transplantation at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio State University, Dr Vrishali P Patil , Program Director of Transplant program at Dr. D. Y. Patil Super Specialty Hospital in Pune, Dr .  Pranjal Modi , Vice Chancellor of Gujarat, University of transplantation sciences and pioneer of minimally, invasive and robotic kidney transplant, Dr. Mukut Minz ,  Former Head of Renal Transplant Surgery at PGIMER Chandigarh and Pioneer in multi-organ transplantation with over 3500 kidney transplants to mention a few.

Presenting a rich mix of engaging panel discussions, probing discussions and exchange of views, the  three academic extravaganza concluded with delegates finding it an extremely enriching experience.

Stubble Burning: Red Alert Sounded in Punjab

15th November 2023 at 6:53 PM

 Violators to face the music 

*SPL DGP Arpit Shukla Visits Hoshiarpur & SBS Nagar to Review Status of  Stubble Burning 

*CPs/SSPs Directed to sinsitise farmers, kisan leaders about ill effects of stubble burning 

*SPL DGP Urges Farmers to Refrain from Burning stubble 

Chandigarh/Hoshiarpur: 15th November 2023: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

In order to ensure compliance with the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court to put a full stop to stubble burning, Special Director General of Police (Spl DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla on Wednesday said that a red alert has been sounded in all the districts and legal action will be initiated if anyone found burning stubble. Pertinently, DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav had appointed Spl DGP Arpit Shukla as the Police Nodal Officer to monitor action against stubble burning.

He said that CPs/SSPs have been directed to engage farmers, citizens and various stakeholders to sensitise them about the ill effects of the stubble burning, which is also a violation of law and action and action could be initiated against them.

“All DSPs and SHOs have been asked to have discussions with Sarpanches and Kisan leaders to sensitize them about the ill effects of stubble burning, which not only affect the urban people but each and every individual,” said Spl DGP Arpit Shukla, who was on a whirlwind tour to review the stubble burning cases in Hoshiarpur and SBS Nagar district.

He also called a meeting of all the gazetted rank officers and Station House Officers (SHOs) in Hoshiarpur and SBS Nagar to review the status of stubble burning in their areas.

The Special DGP urged farmers to cooperate and not put matchstick on crop residue, which will not only lead to deterioration of the environment but will also affect the health of children.

He said that depending on the area and size of the Police Station, a sufficient number of additional patrolling parties are already activated, while, flying squads have also been keeping vigil on stubble burning. Strict legal action will be taken against violators, he reiterated.

Meanwhile, Spl DGP Arpit Shukla accompanied by SSP Hoshiarpur Sartaj Singh Chahal also visited the venue of a rally, scheduled to be held on November 18, to review the security arrangements.

A total of 23 patients came to the Advanced Eye Centre

 13th November 2023 at 18:07

Youngest victim of crackers was 6 years old

Chandigarh: 13th November 2023: (Karthika Kalyani Singh//Punjab Screen)::

Advanced Eye Centre PGIMER Chandigarh remained active and alert during this Diwali also. PGI staff saved many injured persons by providing the quick medical help and required services. In view of the Diwali Festival and anticipation of many emergencies due to cracker injuries, the Advanced Eye Centre, PGIMER has made an elaborate arrangement to meet and provide immediate treatment to the patients reporting to the PGIMER. 13th November 2023 at 18:07

The department has doctors and staffs on special emergency duty round the clock at the Advance Eye Centre PGIMER, Chandigarh from the morning of 11-11-2023 to 14-11-2023 (8 am) to attend the patients on arrival. 

A total of 23 patients came to the Advanced Eye Centre on 11-11-2023  (8 AM) to 13-11-2023 (8 AM) with alleged history of fire crackers injuries in 48 hours. There were 18 males and 5 females, of theses 10 were age 14 years and the youngest being 6 years old. There were 14 patients from Tricity (Chandigarh-10 Mohali 1 and PKL- 2) and rest from the neighboring states of Punjab (3), Haryana (6), Himachal Pradesh (2). Thirteen patients were bystanders and rest 10 were bursting crackers themselves. 

Out of 23 patients 7 eyes have open globe injuries and needed emergency surgeries. 16 had closed globe injuries and 13 of these have serious injuries.  Rest 3 out of 23 have either minor injuries or skin injuries and were managed conservatively. We have comparative data of previous 3 years and we feel it was comparatively lesser cases in this Diwali 2023. 

23 faculty members are included in the career-long database

PGIMER faculty members feature on top 2% global Researchers

Chandigarh: 08th October, 2023: (Punjab Screen Network):: 

The Stanford Ranking: 

The Stanford University analysis is published (https://lnkd.in/dsYqxqJ2) in updated science-wide author databases of standardised citation indicators - Oct,2023, includes 23 PGI faculty members in the career-long database and 43 scientists are included in the single recent year dataset.

The PGIMER Faculty members are listed in top 2 per cent scientists in the world as per a subject-wise analysis conducted by Stanford University, California in United States of America.

Stanford University published database of 100,000 top-cited scientists that provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions and a composite indicator (c-score). 

Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields according to the standard Science-Metrix classification.The selection is based on the top 100,000 scientists by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above in the sub-field. 

43 PGIMER scientists ranked among the highest cited researchers in the world in single year

“Excellence is result of resilience, experience, knowledge, and critical thinking.I am proud of the fact that faculty members of the institute have the power to rise above any situation and deliver the best results no matter whatever the circumstances are, said Dr Vivek Lal, Director,PGIMER, Chandigarh. Dr Lal congratulated all the scientists and their coworkers for the diligence and hard work. 

 Separate data are shown for career-long and, separately, for single recent year impact. Career-long data are updated to end-of-2022 and single recent year data pertain to citations received during calendar year 2022. Calculations were performed using all Scopus author profiles as of October 1, 2023.

Hidden and Real Colors of life were shown by DAAR

Hidden and Real Colors of life were shown by DAAR

A Great Art Exhibition and Cultural Evening 2023 

Chandigarh: 28th August 2023: (Kartika Singh//Punjab Screen Desk)::

Colors of life, Colors of love, Colors of poverty, Colors of fear, colors of wisdom, colors of spiritual practice and colors of loneliness--all colors were presented in the the art exhibition.

This years event was dedicated to Late S. Harinder Pal Singh an international folk dance artist. event was organized by DAAR with the blessings and active cooperation of Punjab Arts Council at Kala Bhawan Chandigarh.

DAAR which stands for Dance And Art Researchers, is a unique society founded by artists who have been contributing in the field of performing and visual arts for the past several years. 

Dr. Surjit Patar, along with Lakhwinder Johal and Dr. Yograj paid a visit to the Exhibition. It was a moment drenched in inspiration and butterflies in stomach for the artists to show off their pieces to the dignitaries. One art piece was also got selected for the Magazine KaavLok. 

Gurmeet Kaur Goldie, a sculpture, show casts her talent in the exhibition as well. She had been into art besides being a Principal of a Govt School in the city beautiful. Her designed and crafted sculptures had been put up on the Sukhna Lake as well. She is not just creating but living her life in Art. 

This year’s event began with a collective exhibition which inaugurated on 25th August 2023, Friday, at 04:00 pm; Venue - Sobha Singh Art Gallery, Panjab Kala Bhawan, Sector-16 Chandigarh. Sh. Anurag Aggarwal, IAS-Chief Electoral Officer & Secretary to Government (Labour Deparment),Haryana was the Chief Guest of the evening.

The exhibition features more than 78 artists working with various media such as painting, printmaking, sculpture, installation, drawings, mix media, digital art and photography.

Adding to its uniqueness, DAAR announced various awards for students of visual and performing arts for which entries were called without any entry fees from all around the tricity. We received an overwhelming response form around 80 students of visual arts.

The exhibition was followed by the award ceremony. A total of 6 awards including 4 cash awards and 2 merit certificates in the category of visual art were presented to the winners. 

Senior eminent artists of tricity Mr. Madan Lal and Mrs. Jaskanwaljit Kaur were presented with the Award of Honour for their contribution in the field of Visual Arts and Prof. Dr.Tirthankar Bhattacharya, famous Art Historian from Panjab University for his contribution in the field  of Art History.

The next day, 26th August 2024, was followed by Live Art Demonstrations by artists Mandeep Singh, Kukwinder Singh and Nakshdeep Singh.

Cultural Evening was organised at Tagore Theatre, Sec-16, Chandigarh,  on 28th August 2023. Various Folk Dance performances such as dandas, gidhaa and luddi were performed at the event to promote the culture of Punjab. Various awards in the field of Folk dances were also presented to honour Artists, Dhol players and coaches.

The closing ceremony was held on 28th August 2023. Padamshree Sh. Surjit Pattar ji was present at the closing ceremony. He appreciated the achievements of DAAR Society and wished us best for our future endeavours.

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CM gives befitting reply to the Governor with statistics

Chief Minister’s Office, Punjab// Saturday 26th August 2023 at 4:33 PM

Punjab government has been working diligently

*War against drugs: Over 23,518 drug smugglers arrested, 17,623 FIRs registered and recovered 1,627 kg of heroin in Punjab so far

*According to a report, Punjab ranks second among the states with better law and order

*records investment of Rs 50,871 crore under his government due to cordial environment for investors, says CM Mann

*Says, Union Minister admitted in the Rajya Sabha that the MSME Punjab leads north India in registrations

*Punjab government working for people while the Governor is busy in appeasing his bosses through these letters

Chandigarh:26th August 2023:(Kartika Singh//Punjab Screen)::

Giving a befitting reply to whims and fancies of Governor Banwari Lal Purohit, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday said that Punjab government has been working diligently for the welfare of the people, which is yielding positive results.

The Chief Minister said that the law and order situation is intact in the state under his regime.  Citing an example of the congenial atmosphere in the state, the Chief Minister said that since March 2022, an investment of Rs 50,871 crore has been recorded in the state and 3,420 projects were approved. He said that Tata Steel is setting up the country's second steel plant in Ludhiana.

 Similarly, the Chief Minister said that investments are being made by Sanathan, Nestle, Nabha Power Plant.

He said that a record 2.70 lakh registrations of micro, small and medium enterprises have been registered in the state and Punjab has secured the first position in north India and these figures were presented by none other than the Government of India in the Rajya Sabha. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that a leading magazine of the country has ranked Punjab second in its report on better law and order situation.

 The Chief Minister bemoaned that though his government has been working for the development of the state and implementation of welfare schemes, but the Governor was appeasing his masters through such nasty letters. Rejecting the calumnious attacks by the Punjab Governor on the drug situation in the state, the Chief Minister said his government has launched a crusade against drugs. He said that Over 23518 drug smugglers were arrested after registering 17623 FIRs and seizing 1627 kg heroin while Rs 13.29 crore has been recovered from smugglers and properties of 66 drug smugglers have been seized and action is underway to confiscate the rest to make the state drug free.

Referring to the action taken against gangsterism in the state, Bhagwant Singh Mann said that his government had constituted an anti-gangster task force and so far 753 dreaded gangsters have been arrested and a large quantity of arms and vehicles have been seized.

Bhagwant Singh Mann said that his government is taking more stringent steps to wipe out the menace of drugs from state. Listing other pro-people initiatives, the Chief Minister said the people are getting 600 units of free electricity and 90 per cent of the people have been getting zero bills. He said that so far more than 31,000 youth of the state have been given government jobs and more than 12,000 jobs of contractual teachers have been regularised.

Highlighting the steps taken for the welfare of farmers, the Chief Minister said it was for the first time that the cooperative sugar mill had cleared all the dues of sugarcane growers. He said that on one hand the state government has been taking strenuous efforts to ensure progress of state and prosperity of people but on the other hand the Governor is conspiring to derail this pace of development. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this will not be tolerated at any cost and any attempt to thwart the peace, progress and prosperity of state will be given a befitting reply.