Mann government Archives - India Podcast https://indiapodcast.com/tag/mann-government/ Audio-Video-Text Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:16:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://indiapodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Mann government Archives - India Podcast https://indiapodcast.com/tag/mann-government/ 32 32 Himachal Land Revenue Cess Row https://indiapodcast.com/himachal-land-revenue-cess-row/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:16:36 +0000 https://www.indiapodcast.com/?p=42502 Himachal Land Revenue Cess has triggered a fresh inter-state dispute after the Himachal Pradesh government decided to impose a new levy on Punjab. The move is likely to put an additional financial burden of nearly ₹200 crore on Punjab, while Haryana and Rajasthan may also face its impact. The Himachal Land Revenue Cess decision comes […]

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]]> Himachal Land Revenue Cess has triggered a fresh inter-state dispute after the Himachal Pradesh government decided to impose a new levy on Punjab. The move is likely to put an additional financial burden of nearly ₹200 crore on Punjab, while Haryana and Rajasthan may also face its impact.

The Himachal Land Revenue Cess decision comes soon after an earlier water cess row, which had imposed an estimated ₹400 crore burden on Punjab. The Himachal Pradesh High Court later struck down that levy as illegal, intensifying scrutiny over the new move.

The Punjab government reacted strongly, with Aam Aadmi Party Punjab spokesperson Neil Garg calling the cess a direct attack on the state’s finances. He said the Mann government will oppose the decision at every possible platform and will not allow Punjab’s interests to suffer.

Garg also accused the Congress-led Himachal government of straining relations by first laying claim to Chandigarh and now imposing the land revenue cess. He questioned the Punjab Congress’s stand and urged the Centre to intervene in the matter.

Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi defended the levy. He said the state has the legal right to collect land revenue on its land and dismissed Punjab’s objections, claiming Himachal Pradesh has faced long-standing injustice.

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]]> MGNREGA Scheme Fraud Blame Intensifies in Punjab https://indiapodcast.com/mgnrega-scheme-fraud-blame-intensifies-in-punjab/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 07:26:00 +0000 https://www.indiapodcast.com/?p=32691 MGNREGA Scheme Fraud Blame Intensifies in Punjab after sharp remarks from Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. MGNREGA Scheme Fraud became the centre of debate when Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond responded within minutes, stating that the corruption took place during previous governments and not under the current AAP administration. Sond said […]

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]]> MGNREGA Scheme Fraud Blame Intensifies in Punjab after sharp remarks from Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. MGNREGA Scheme Fraud became the centre of debate when Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond responded within minutes, stating that the corruption took place during previous governments and not under the current AAP administration.

Sond said the Punjab Government under Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann had launched a strong crackdown on the irregularities. He confirmed that the state suspended 23 officials involved in wrongdoing committed under earlier regimes. He added that the government recovered ₹2 crore from those linked to the corrupt practices.

Sond highlighted that disciplinary action began this year against 10 officials who played a role in the irregularities. He said the AAP government wants full transparency and strict accountability in the scheme’s implementation across rural districts.

The minister appealed to Union Minister Chouhan to immediately release ₹250 crore pending with the Centre under the MGNREGA programme. He said that timely release of funds will help the state run employment works smoothly and provide assured livelihood support to rural households.

Sond reaffirmed that the Mann government remains committed to clean governance and corrective action.

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