The amount released by the Government of India for new projects is decreasing year by year. In the December quarter, projects worth ₹6 lakh crore were announced, while in the previous quarter it was ₹7.2 lakh crore, and in December 2023, this number was ₹7.7 lakh crore.
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Isn't this a matter of concern amidst the ongoing super wave of record development in the country?
With Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema tasked with managing Punjab’s fragile finances, the rollout of schemes like Atta-Dal expansion and now Meri Rasoi has brought the state’s welfare push directly under the fiscal spotlight. As subsidy commitments grow while debt levels remain high, the larger question is whether the Finance Department is balancing relief with responsibility or simply finding ways to fund an expanding political welfare menu. In a state where every new scheme adds to the long-term burden, is Harpal Cheema scripting a sustainable fiscal strategy or stretching the balance sheet to keep the welfare narrative alive ?
पंजाब के वित्त मंत्री हरपाल सिंह चीमा पर राज्य की नाज़ुक वित्तीय स्थिति को संभालने की जिम्मेदारी है। आटा-दाल विस्तार और अब ‘मेरी रसोई’ जैसी योजनाओं के लागू होने से सरकार की कल्याण नीति सीधे वित्तीय बहस के केंद्र में आ गई है। बढ़ती सब्सिडी और पहले से ऊँचे कर्ज़ के बीच बड़ा सवाल यह है कि क्या वित्त विभाग राहत और ज़िम्मेदारी के बीच संतुलन बना रहा है या फिर बढ़ते राजनीतिक कल्याण मॉडल के लिए संसाधन जुटाने में लगा है। ऐसे में क्या हरपाल सिंह चीमा एक टिकाऊ वित्तीय रणनीति बना रहे हैं या कल्याण की राजनीति को बनाए रखने के लिए वित्तीय संतुलन पर दबाव बढ़ रहा है ?
After shifting from SAD to his own outfit, then Congress, and now firmly placing his political future with the BJP, Manpreet Singh Badal has made it clear that he sees his long-term space in the party. Despite recent electoral setbacks in Bathinda Urban and the Gidderbaha bypoll, he continues to stay active in his traditional strongholds and speaks of the BJP as the only platform for leaders with a “national vision”. But in a state where the BJP is still expanding its base and internal space is limited, the key question is whether the party sees him as a long-term state assetmor just one among many leaders trying to find footing in a growing but crowded political camp ?
