Chandigarh, March 1 -- Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday apprised about the first meeting of the sub-committee on 'War on Drugs', saying that the government aims to eliminate drug abuse in the state.

He said the cabinet members will work at the district level, holding meetings with administrative (state and police) authorities. The sub-committee meetings will happen on weekly basis, Cheema added.

"In the time to come, we will go into the district level, we will hold meetings with Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) and Deputy Commissioners DCs and after that we will hold the next meeting next week. We will see what progress has been made. We will have weekly meetings of the sub-committee, and we will monitor ho...