Chandigarh, Feb. 24 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday hinted at fulfilling its 2022 poll guarantee of giving a monthly pension of Rs.1,000 to women in the budget.

"Right now, I can assure that it will be a women-centric budget which coincides with International Women's Day announcing on the women's day (March 8)," finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema told reporters after the cabinet meeting here.

The cabinet also approved the summoning of the 12th session (budget session) of the 16th Punjab Vidhan Sabha from March 6 to 16. The governor's address will take place on March 6, and the finance minister will present the budget on March 8.

Cheema said that the AAP government has fixed a revenue collection of Rs.12,800 crore, which has do...