Punjab Assembly session: 7th session of 16th Punjab Vidhan Sabha from September 2
Chandigarh, August 14: The Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, on Wednesday gave approval to summon the seventh session of the 16th Punjab Vidhan Sabha from September 2 to 4.
A spokesperson for the Chief Minister’s Office on Wednesday said a decision to this effect was taken by the Council of Ministers. The session would start with obituary references on September 2 and the business for the three-day Assembly session would be decided by the business advisory committee shortly.
In-principle nod to do away with clause of NOC
The Punjab Cabinet also gave in-principle approval to do away with the clause of No-Objection Certificate (NOC) for the registration of land and property. The matter will be brought at the Cabinet meeting to be held shortly and the sole aim of this decision is to facilitate the general public.
Punjab Fire Safety and Emergency Services Bill 2024
The Cabinet also gave green signal to 'The Punjab Fire Safety and emergency Services Bill, 2024'. The Act of 2012 required upgradation as it was not able to meet with fire safety, fire fighting and ease of business requirements of the present times. After coming into force of the proposed legislation, a big relief shall be available to the owners and occupiers of buildings in Punjab as they will not have to obtain fire safety certificate annually but after every 3 years.
49 posts n seven Gram Nyayalayas
The Cabinet approved the creation of 49 post for seven Gram Nyayalayas at Patran (Patiala), Tappa (Barnala), Bassi Pathana (Fatehgarh Sahib), Dera Baba Nanak (Gurdaspur), Dharkal (Pathankot), Raikot (Ludhiana) and Chamkaur Sahib (Rupnagar) . The idea behind the establishment of gram nyayalayas is to provide easy access to justice to every citizen of the country.
Motor vehicle tax on registered tourist vehicles in Punjab
The Cabinet also reduced motor vehicle tax on registered tourist vehicles in Punjab. As the tax was very high compared to the taxes of registered vehicles in neighbouring states, the registration of tourist vehicles in Punjab was very low but this move will reverse the trend leading to increase in revenue. The Cabinet also agreed to Levy Additional Road Tax by one more category for luxury vehicle which is likely to generate additional income of Rs. 87.03 crore. The Cabinet also approved to levy green tax on old transport/ non-transport vehicles registered in the state to check environmental pollution.
The Cabinet also gave consent to amend Punjab Partnership (Registration of Firms) Rules-1932 to implement the revised fees for services as contained in 'Schedule-l' under section 71(1) of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 in line with the amendments made in the 1932 Act under The Indian Partnership (Punjab Amendment) Act, 2021 as published in the Punjab Government Extraordinary Gazette on 12.07.2022. The amendments in the Rule 11(A) of the Punjab Partnership (Registration of Firms) Rules, 1932, will pave way for the revised fees to be implemented in the state.
The Cabinet also accorded green signal to Youth Services Policy 2024 prepared by the Department of Youth Services for the welfare of the youth.
The Cabinet also approved to amend Sports Regular cadre service rules by framing "The Outstanding Sports Persons Service Rules” of the Sports Department. Tree Preservation Policy was also approved.
The Punjab Cabinet also gave approval to launch a project for promoting agro forestry and biodiversity conservation in the state at a cost of Rs 792.88 crore with Japanese collaboration.
- PTC NEWS
