Punjab News: Under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Cabinet took several important decisions aimed at protecting the interests of students and parents, promoting industrial growth, strengthening digital governance and improving administrative accessibility. The Cabinet approved ordinance to control fee hike of private unaided schools, amended guidelines regarding industrial concessions, approved implementation of State Data Integration Platform and creation of posts of Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) and support staff for Dasuha sub-division under district Hoshiarpur.
Curb on increase in fees of private unaided schools
Chief Minister’s Office spokesperson said that to control the unnecessary and unreasonable increase in fees by private unaided schools, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has approved the promulgation of ‘Punjab Regulation of Fees of Un-Aided Educational Institutions (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026’.
This ordinance has been brought by amending the ‘Punjab Regulation of Fees of Un-Aided Educational Institutions Act, 2016’.
The objective of this step is to effectively control fee increases, protect students and parents from arbitrary fee increases, ensure transparency and accountability in the fee structure and protect their interests.
Under these amendments, the definitions of fees, fee increase and total fee increase have been made more clear. Also, the maximum limit on annual fee increase by private unaided schools has been capped at 5 percent. To increase fees by more than 5 percent, it will be mandatory to take prior permission of the concerned regulatory body.
Amendment in capital subsidy guidelines to promote industrial development
In another important decision, the Cabinet also approved amendments to the guidelines dated November 13, 2019 for distribution of capital subsidies and investment incentives under state industrial policies.
The objective of these amendments is to simplify and streamline the subsidy distribution process, improve administrative efficiency and ensure equitable treatment of eligible industrial units.
According to the revised arrangement, industrial units becoming eligible after getting relaxation in Section 1.1 and 1.2 of the guidelines will be released capital subsidy on the basis of verification of necessary documents and fulfillment of prescribed conditions.
Approval to implement State Data Integration Platform in Punjab
The Cabinet has approved the implementation of State Data Integration Platform (SDIP) in Punjab to interconnect multiple databases of various departments of the state, eliminate any duplication and make existing processes more effective.
For smooth implementation of the project, a three-tier steering committee will be constituted under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary.
In this steering committee, Chief Secretary of Punjab will be the chairperson, Administrative Secretary (Good Governance) will be the member convenor and administrative secretaries of various departments will be included as members.
Approval of posts of ADC (General) and support staff for Dasuha sub-division
The Cabinet has also approved creation of posts of Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) and other support staff for Dasuha sub-division under district Hoshiarpur.
This decision will provide great relief to the people of the area who had to travel long distances for district level administrative work, permissions, revenue matters and settlement of public grievances. This will save both time and money of the people and matters related to public interest will also be resolved faster.
Therefore, keeping in mind the public convenience, approval has been given to create a total of five posts of supporting staff including Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) in Dasuha sub-division under Hoshiarpur district.
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