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Punjab Assembly Demands ₹20,000 Crore Flood Package, Slams Centre Over Undisbursed Aid

Punjab has set a clear payout timeline tied to a special girdawari.

Overview

  • The House unanimously passed a resolution seeking a ₹20,000 crore special package and said the Prime Minister’s announced ₹1,600 crore has not reached the state treasury after floods the state calls the worst since 1988.
  • Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced enhanced relief, including ₹20,000 per acre for 75–100% crop loss and ₹1.20 lakh for fully damaged houses, with additional support for sand removal and river-eroded land.
  • Mann said he will meet Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday to press for the package and faster fund transfer.
  • Proceedings turned contentious as Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema and Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa clashed over alleged land purchases in Beas dhussi bandh areas, prompting a brief adjournment.
  • The state BJP held a parallel 'Janata ki Vidhan Sabha' and passed resolutions seeking a CBI probe into allegedly missing ₹12,000 crore in SDRF funds and an inquiry into the floods’ causes.