Prime Minister will inaugurate Tourism projects including the Light and Sound Show at Rani ki Vav, Patan, the Water Screen Projection Show at Sharmishtha Lake, Vadnagar, and lay the foundation stone of tourism infrastructure works at Balaram Mahadev and Vishweshwar Mahadev in Banaskantha, aimed at enhancing tourism experience and promoting cultural heritage.

Highlighting recent achievements, he said that the Him Seva Portal currently delivers more than 550 citizen-centric services with the support of Artificial Intelligence. He said that Himachal Pradesh is the first state in the country to notify a State Data Hosting Policy, strengthening the use of organized data for better governance and policy planning.

He alleged that despite substantial inflows, several institutions have been shut down, payments of pensions and allowances have been delayed, and public welfare schemes have been curtailed. He further said that increased taxes on cement, diesel, stamp duty, transport fares, and electricity tariffs have directly burdened citizens.

Addressing huge gatherings on this occasion, the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and the Cabinet Ministers said that the State Government under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has taken many pro people and Welfare centric decisions. The Punjab Government is following the path shown by Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and is continuously working for the welfare of the people and the betterment of Punjab.

The Cabinet also approved extension of the time period for PAPRA (Punjab Affordable Property Registration Act) licensed projects by one year, from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026. The extension will be granted at an extension fee of ₹25,000 per acre per year, for a maximum period of up to three years, and will be allowed by the concerned competent authorities on the same terms and conditions applicable earlier.

Briefing the media after the Cabinet meeting chaired by the CM Bhagwant Singh Mann, the office the Chief Minister stated that the Cabinet gave approval to allot 19 acre four Kanals land, located at Baba Hira Singh Bhatthal Technical College, Lehragaga, on nominal lease rent to Janhit society for establishing a minority medical college by the Jain community.

Digital services were further expanded with nine new online services, over 2.5 lakh citizens registered in the first phase and 15 integrated cluster-based citizen service centres were being established at a cost of Rs. 47.37 crore.

He said that the scheme would benefit small fruit and vegetable vendors, tea stall and dhaba owners, barbers, paan shop owners, cobblers, chaat vendors, garage owners, tailors, grocery shop owners, mobile repairing shop owners, street vendors and other small retail shopkeepers operating in urban areas of the State.

He said that the scheme would benefit small fruit and vegetable vendors, tea stall and dhaba owners, barbers, paan shop owners, cobblers, chaat vendors, garage owners, tailors, grocery shop owners, mobile repairing shop owners, street vendors and other small retail shopkeepers operating in urban areas of the State.

Exemption of Stamp Duty, the condition of Bank Guarantee shall be replaced with the First Charge valid up to the date of commencement of commercial production, on the property for which the incentive has been