CHANDIGARH, Dec. 30 -- The Punjab cabinet on Monday approved the upgradation of Banur to a tehsil in Mohali district, and created Hariana as a new sub-tehsil in Hoshiarpur district.

These decisions are part of a series of administrative and governance reforms aimed at easing citizens' daily interactions with the state government, a government spokesperson said after the cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Bhagwant Mann.

The cabinet also pushed amendments to modernise land revenue laws through digital records, and granted long-pending relief to special teacher educators under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan, signalling a clear shift towards citizen-first, service-oriented governance.

In a relief to citizens, the cabinet approved amendmen...