Punjab Cabinet meeting starts; key announcements likely

Chandigarh, July 28: Punjab Cabinet meeting led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is underway at the Punjab Civil Secretariat.

The meeting's agenda is not yet known, but according to sources, the cabinet ministers will discuss the state's increasing drug problem as well as the issue of unemployed and contract employees. According to sources, a special discussion will be held on several key issues in Punjab and big announcements are expected after the meeting.

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Earlier on Wednesday, state Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema had claimed that about 36,000 eligible employees of the Punjab Government are all set to get the good news soon.

The Finance Minister, who is also heading the three-member Cabinet sub-committee to regularise the contractual workers, claimed that they have thoroughly discussed the ways to meet the end during the previous meetings. In addition, Punjab CM Bhagwant Maan is likely to talk about the state's drugs, gangsters, and deteriorating law-and-order situations.

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-PTC News