Chandigarh, April 23 -- Punjab Government, in a significant welfare-oriented move, has enhanced the interest-free wheat loan for Class-IV (Group-D) employees to Rs 9,700 for the financial year 2025-26. Announcing the hike, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday said that the initiative reflected the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government's steadfast commitment to safeguarding the interests of its lowest-paid employees.
Cheema underscored that this step is not a standalone measure but part of a sustained drive to uplift those who have long been neglected. "Under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, we are walking the talk when it comes to welfare for the working class," he said. Notably, this markeda cumulative increase of 21....