CHANDIGARH, Feb. 19 -- In a decisive push to reinforce trader confidence and institutionalise on-ground coordination, the Bhagwant Mann Government has moved to tighten the security grid around Punjab's business community. Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday directed structured, real-time coordination between the Punjab State Traders Commission (PSTC), district and assembly-level trade committees and the police administration, making it clear that trader safety is non-negotiable and central to the state's Ease of Doing Business framework.
Chairing a high-level video conference from Punjab Bhawan alongside Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav and Excise and Taxation Commissioner Jitendera Jorwal in his capacity a...