Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, March 26-
Punjab PWD Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Wednesday described the Punjab Budget-2025 presented by FM Harpal Singh Cheema as pro-people and pro-state budget. He said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Government's budget would put Punjab on high growth trajectory covering all sections of society.
ETO said that the Budget was comprised of all sectors with a special focus on health, education, agriculture, industry and employment generation besides making provisions under social welfare schemes to provide in larger public interest. Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has also ensured rapid strides in Power sector especially the functioning of Powercom upgrading its ranking to 7th place among the power companies across the country. He said that the technical and commercial loss had also been reduced from 11.26 to 10.26.
The concerted efforts of Punjab Government to improve the functioning of Powercom also brought high-quality results in distribution and other sectors besides registering the profit of .25 paise per unit in revenue gap.