Chandigarh, April 12 -- Punjab Cabinet, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Friday approved a sweeping set of key decisions that promise to bring transformative changes across multiple sectors in the state. From increasing the retirement age of medical professionals to providing long-overdue representation to the Scheduled Caste (SC) lawyers in the Advocate-General's (AG) Office, the Cabinet meeting was marked by a mix of social reform and administrative streamlining.
Perhaps the most historic decision was the Cabinet's approval to promulgate an ordinance that will amend the 'Punjab Law Officers Engagement Act, 2017', to ensure equitable representation for SC lawyers in the AG Office. Alongside this, the Council of Min...