Ludhiana, April 29 -- In a push to strengthen agricultural research and education, Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday announced that Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) will receive a capital grant of Rs.40 crore from the state government in the financial year 2025-26. This move comes after the government had provided Rs.20 crore to PAU in 2024-25 to improve research facilities and academic infrastructure.

Cheema made this announcement while inaugurating the new Agro Processing Complex at PAU. This facility, built with machines worth Rs.46 lakh, is aimed at helping rural youth become entrepreneurs by promoting value-added farming at the village and cluster levels. He also laid the foundation stone for the upcoming Pla...