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Punjab News: 'Government is returning public money to the public', CM Bhagwant Mann said in Rajpura
Samira Vishwas | September 1, 2026 4:24 AM CST

Punjab News: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann organized a meeting at Rajpura in Patiala on Monday. 'One evening in the name of Lord Shiva' Took part in the programme. During this, he said that the Aam Aadmi Party government is working to return the public money to the people through welfare and development works. He said that no matter what the opposition does, his government will continue work to public interest.

'Employment to every home and good education to every child is my responsibility'

Chief Minister Mann said that it is his responsibility to provide employment opportunities to every household, to arrange treatment for every elderly person and to provide good education to every child.

Referring to Punjab's tradition of mutual brotherhood, he said that festivals like Ram Navami, Guru Parva and Eid are celebrated together in the state. Describing Punjab as a bouquet of flowers of different colours, he said that there is no place for hatred here.

Expanded scope of pilgrimage scheme

Chief Minister Chief Minister Pilgrimage Scheme Referring to this, he said that under this, people are being made to visit major religious places including Sri Harmandir Sahib and Sri Anandpur Sahib.

According to him, now by increasing the scope of the scheme Haridwar, Rishikesh, Salasar Dham and Khatu Shyam Ji Like religious places have also been included in it. It has been said that the government will provide arrangements for transportation, accommodation and food during the yatra.

Appeal to fill form if honorarium is not received

Chief Minister Chief Minister Mavan Dhiyaan Hospital Scheme Regarding this, he said that the eligible women who have not yet received the honorarium should complete the necessary process and fill the form. He assured that on completion of eligibility, the amount due from July will also be given to them.

Eligible women of general category under the scheme ₹1,000 per month and ₹1,500 per month to Scheduled Caste women. are being given. According to the latest data, 76.11 lakh women have been registered under the scheme and an amount of ₹2,381 crore has been transferred to the accounts of 68.06 lakh women.

Work counted from toll plaza to government jobs

Chief Minister Mann claimed that his government has so far 19 toll plazas closed Due to which common people are saving around ₹70 lakh every day. He said that more than 70 thousand youth have been given government jobs, 90 percent houses are getting free electricity and about 44 thousand kilometers of roads are being constructed.

Taking aim at the opposition, he claimed that if other parties come to power, the public welfare schemes of the Aam Aadmi Party government can be stopped.

Claim for cashless treatment up to ₹10 lakh

On health services, the Chief Minister said that Chief Minister Health Scheme Through this, a target has been set to provide cashless treatment facility up to ₹ 10 lakh to every resident family of Punjab. He claimed that lakhs of people have availed free treatment under the scheme.

The Chief Minister said that the priority of the government is to use people's money on employment, health, education, roads, electricity and other public welfare facilities. In the religious program of Rajpura, he described social and religious brotherhood as the biggest strength of Punjab and appealed to maintain it.


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