Support SAD which has always worked for your welfare – Bikram S Majithia to State employees. (Party welcomes court verdict to release Rs 14,191 crore DA arrears, condemns AAP govt for doing its best to deny this benefit to the employees) (Party discloses how SAD govts had worked for employee welfare by hiking DA by 125 per cent and implementing the 3rd, 4th and 5th Pay Commissions) Chandigarh 3 August ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today appealed to government employees to support the party which has worked tirelessly for their welfare, even as it welcomed the Punjab and Haryana high court order directing the Punjab government to clear Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears of Rs 14,191 crore within fifteen days and condemned the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for denying the same benefit to the employees. Addressing a press conference here, senior SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia said the anti-employee attitude of the AAP government had also been exposed in cour...
123.47 lakh metric tonnes of wheat procured from the mandis of Punjab state : Harchand Singh Burst --- Government agencies procured 121.74 lakh metric tonnes of wheat during the Rabi season 2026-27 --- Chairman of Punjab Mandi Board appreciated the dedication of the officers and employees during the season S.A.S. Nagar 20 May ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Chairman of Punjab Mandi Board Harchand Singh Burst said that the wheat procurement operations were carried out smoothly in the mandis of Punjab state during the Rabi season 2026-27. Due to the sound arrangements made in the mandis during the season, the procurement operations could be carried out smoothly and the farmers, arhtiyas, laborers were not allowed to face any kind of problem. He said that this time a total of 123.47 lakh metric tons of wheat has been procured from the state's mandis by government agencies and private level. Government agencies have procured 121.74 lakh metric tons of wheat, under which 39,94,602 metric t...