Overview

• The House unanimously passed a resolution censuring the Union government’s lack of a special package and criticizing the PMO for not granting the chief minister a meeting, with two BJP MLAs absent during the vote.
• Punjab formally sought at least ₹20,000 crore for compensation, infrastructure rebuilding, and livelihood restoration across flood-hit regions.
• Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann outlined payouts of up to ₹20,000 per acre for severe crop loss, ₹10,000 per acre for partial loss, and ₹1.20 lakh for fully damaged houses, with compensation slated to begin before Diwali.
• Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema reiterated that the ₹1,600 crore announced by the Prime Minister has not been transferred to the state.
• Mann said he is scheduled to meet Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday as special girdawari assessments continue in what officials describe as the worst flooding since 1988, affecting over 20 lakh people and nearly five lakh acres of crops.