Chandigarh, April 25 -- Punjab Government on Thursday took a decisive leap towards grassroots transformation as Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led Cabinet approved the ambitious 'Rangla Punjab Vikas Yojana', earmarking Rs 585 crore for critical district-level development projects in the 2025-26 financial year. Under this, each of the state's 117 MLAs will receive Rs five crore annually for grassroots development projects.

In another major move, the Cabinet cleared the formation of an 'appellate authority' to address grievances related to the cancelled industrial plots by PSIEC - providing long-pending relief to entrepreneurs. The government also approved third-party clearances for factory building plans, aimed at streamlining industrial deve...