Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema talking to the media.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema have described the Union Budget 2025 against Punjab. Chief Minister Mann said that Punjab was not given anything that improves the future. At the same time Finance Minister Cheema said that since BJP at the center
,
Amid campaigning in Delhi elections, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann posted on his social media and said that Punjab was once again ignored in the budget presented by the central government. The central government has not given anything to the farmers, youth of Punjab. Neither the farmers were given MSP on crops, nor the state was given a package for any industry.
Punjab was not given anything that could improve its economic and future. This budget is only an election budget, which has announcements only for the state of Bihar. Once again in the budget, the central government has treated Punjab and Punjabis step by step. But we will keep Punjab standing on our feet on our feet.
Finance Minister Harpal Cheema said that in the pre-budget meeting held in Jaisalmer, the Punjab government had raised many important issues related to the agricultural sector. These include MSP guarantee, promotion of agricultural diversification, special aid for stubble management, special package for farming. A mammorandam regarding this was also given by the Punjab government to the Union Finance Minister, but not a single penny was given.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with a team of officers before presenting the budget in New Delhi.
Demand for special economic package for border districts Harpal Cheema said that Punjab is a border state, so special package is needed for the border districts, so that the youth can get employment. Like Jammu and Kashmir, he also demanded an industrial package to Punjab. It was neither considered nor given anything on that.
Demand to strengthen police infrastructure Apart from this, the Punjab government had also demanded a demand of Rs 1000 crore. Punjab’s more than 500 km long border is attached to Pakistan, so there was a demand to strengthen police infrastructure in the border areas and improve security. But in view of the border security on the budget, the budget reserve was not kept.
Sukhbir Badal.
Understood farmers- Sukhbir
Former Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal said that, the Union Budget 2025 ignores the inclusive development and focuses on the electoral states, ignoring large parts of the country including Punjab. It has also put the agricultural economy in crisis, as the minimum support price (MSP) has not been given a legal guarantee nor the loans of farmers have been waived.
In view of the plight of the agricultural sector across the country, a comprehensive agricultural loan waiver scheme was required, but the government also failed. The people of Punjab were also expecting that crop diversification would be converted into reality by encouraging farmers to quit paddy cultivation, but no money was allocated on it.
The state required funds to revive the canal irrigation system, but it was also rejected. In addition, youth, trade and industry have also been ignored, as no concrete steps have been taken to improve employment generation or GST collection system.
(Tagstotranslate) Budget 2025 Punjab allocations (T) Budget 2025 Punjab Development Projects (T) Punjab Infrastructure Budget 2025 (T) Modi Govt Punjab Funding 2025