The Punjab Cabinet, at a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday, cleared a series of administrative and governance reforms aimed at directly easing citizens’ daily interface with the Punjab government.
The Cabinet also approved the upgradation of sub-tehsil Banur to a full-fledged tehsil in Mohali district, created Hariana as a new sub-tehsil in Hoshiarpur, pushed amendments to modernise land revenue laws through digital records and granted long-pending relief to special teacher educators under Samagra Shiksha, signalling a clear shift towards citizen-first, service-oriented governance.
Sharing details of the decisions taken at the Cabinet meeting, the Chief Minister’s Office said the move will significantly ease access to administrative services for residents and reduce the need for long-distance travel for routine official work. The decision has been taken in larger public interest to ensure faster and more convenient service delivery.
The Cabinet also approved amendments to the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, concerning the appeals process. The changes are aimed at reducing unnecessary litigation, saving time for litigants and preventing avoidable harassment of non-litigants. The amendments will also give legal sanctity to digital records and digital signatures, strengthening citizen-friendly, paperless record-keeping and improving transparency in land administration.
Apart from this, the Cabinet approved a one-time relaxation in the upper age limit for contractual special teacher educators working under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan to enable their regularisation in the Punjab school education department. This decision will ensure continuity of inclusive education for children with special needs by retaining trained and experienced educators. The Cabinet clarified that this measure will not place any additional financial burden on the state exchequer.
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