Balbir Singh noted that there are no criteria for income or any other benefit for the scheme; the individual just needs to have an Aadhaar card from Punjab and a voter ID card.
Under the first phase of the policy, 22,750 hectares of land will be brought under aromatic crops through 91,000 beneficiaries. Farmers will be provided subsidies of up to 80 per cent on cultivation costs for one hectare and 50 per cent on costs beyond one hectare.
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has recorded an addition of 21.04 lakh net members during July 2025, according to the official data released on Tuesday.
"For 8 years, the country was looted by imposing wrong GST. Businesses were wiped out and the common people's income was limited. They kept on saying 'One Nation One Tax' but imposed five slabs. Businesses were wiped out and the common people's income was limited, and now 8 years later they
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Monday welcomed the newly implemented Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, stating that the changes will benefit all sections of society by reducing prices on essential items and improving economic accessibility.
Stressing that the land acquisition should be taken up from a humane perspective, the Chief Minister instructed the district Collectors to explain the benefits of road development to the farmers during land acquisition and resolve arbitration cases quickly, the release said.
Amit Shah said, "The true identity of any cooperative institution is that its profits should not go into the hands of capitalists but should be used for the welfare of farmers."