Chandigarh, Dec 26 || The AAP-ruled Punjab government has been providing free 600 units of electricity to every household per billing cycle since 2022, enabling 90 per cent of them to avail the facility, besides releasing Rs 968 crore for crop loss in monsoon floods, reducing the cost of doorsteps delivery of services from Rs 120 to just Rs 50, clearing dues of six lakh employees and geared up to start an insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh for 65 lakh families.
In his year-end report, Punjab's Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema showcased a year of robust fiscal management, infrastructure investment, and landmark digital reforms.
Saying the Finance Department is no longer a “distributor of funds” but a “driver of innovation”, he remarked that the priority of the government remains ensuring the state exchequer, which serves the common man directly. “Whether it is the Rs 968 crore released for crop loss compensation to our farmers who faced severe floods this year or loan waiver for 4,650 beneficiaries under the Punjab Scheduled Castes Land Development and Finance Corporation (PSCFC), we are committed to providing a safety net for every Punjabi,” he said.