Punjab witness corruption-free administration, revoultion in well being and training, income progress and conflict towards anti social components throughout 12 months after historic change- Harpal Singh Cheema
CHANDIGARH: Highlighting the one 12 months achievements of the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led Punjab Authorities, Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday stated that the state has witnessed corruption free administration, revolution in well being and training sector, income progress and conflict towards anti social components in the course of the 12 months after historic change. He stated that his departments Excise and Taxation have additionally made vital contribution within the state income by registering 45 % enhance in excise and 23 % enhance in GST as in comparison with monetary 12 months 2021-22.
Addressing the press convention right here at Punjab Bhawan, Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema stated that the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led authorities had applied main ensures like 26797 new jobs to youth, 500 Mohalla Clinics, 300 items monthly free energy and Rs 1 Crore Ex-gratia to martyrs’ households throughout this 12 months. He stated that 117 colleges of Eminence have been began within the state and two batches of faculty academics have been already despatched to Singapore for sharpening their skilled instructing expertise. He stated the state authorities has additionally initiated course of to regularize the providers of 14000 workers. “Our authorities has ensured the well timed funds to farmers immediately of their accounts throughout weat and paddy procurement in addition to clearing all dues of sugarcane farmers”, stated advocate Cheema whereas including that it was for the primary time that critical efforts have been made by any authorities to advertise direct sowing of paddy and cultivation of Moong Dal in a bid to save lots of air, water and soil of the state. He stated that these efforts have been resulted into 30 % lower within the stubble burning. He stated that they haven’t solely did efforts to save lots of floor water however it was for the primary time {that a} Punjab Chief Minister has taken agency stand on SYL challenge whereas the previous CMs have been doing both lip service or politics on this challenge.
Disclosing the steps taken to weed out corruption, mafia and Gundaraj, Advocate Cheema stated that within the conflict towards anti-social components 567 arrests have been made by the Anti-Gangster Job Drive and 380 have been arrested below Anti-Corruption campaign. He stated that the Excise and Taxation division has additionally adopted a variety of measures to destroy liquor mafia and tax evasion. He stated that 6317 FIRs have been lodged by the Excise Division, 6114 arrests have been made, 1, 48, 693 litres of illicit liquor has been detected, 5, 06, 607 litres of lahan has been recovered and destroyed, 1, 74, 468 litres of PML/IMFL/Beer/Spirit have been seized, 308 working stills have been detected and destroyed throughout final 11 months. He stated that the division has applied packages like Monitor and Hint to watch the motion of liquor and inventory inventories of the licensees as much as the retail stage in addition to launching a Excise QR Code Label Verification Citizen App to make sure that no in-genuine, counterfeit or non-duty paid liquor could possibly be offered. He stated that these initiatives and enforcement actions haven’t solely helped in stopping loss to exchequer but in addition averted any tragedy like hooch tragedy occurred in Tarntaran district in 2020.
He additional added that the Information Mining Wing and Tax Intelligence Unit of Taxation division has additionally created a powerful verify on tax evasion and bogus billing. He stated that assortment of enforcement wings elevated from Rs. 147.89 crore upto February, 2022 to Rs. 173.27 crore upto February, 2023 registering 17.2 progress over the earlier monetary 12 months. He stated that the Taxation division has additionally undertaken initiatives to assist good taxpayers, like 24X7 ‘Chatbot’ for answering the queries associated to GST through WhatsApp quantity ‘9160500033’ and facilitating 16 registered individuals throughout PPIS 2023 for good tax compliance.
Advocate Cheema stated that the intentions of the present authorities of utilizing public cash and property for public use solely have been clear, might it’s implementing single pension for MLA as a substitute of the sooner provision of allowing a number of pensions for each tenure, launching marketing campaign to take possession of illegally encroached greater than 9000 acres of presidency land. He stated that the dwell streaming of the Punjab Meeting session has been ensured in order that the folks of the state might witness the efficiency of their leaders in the home. He stated that these efforts to supply a clear and clear authorities have additionally attracted funding to the tune of greater than Rs 40, 000 crore within the state.