Overview

• On July 7, the Punjab cabinet withdrew its 2021 approval for CISF deployment at Bhakra Beas Management Board dams.
• Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema affirmed that Punjab Police will take full charge of dam security and the state will not fund CISF contingents.
• The cabinet will introduce a special assembly resolution to prohibit future central security forces at state-managed dams.
• It approved legislation to amend animal cruelty rules and restart the traditional bullock cart race at the Kila Raipur sports event.
• The government also sanctioned 3,600 special educator positions and authorized two new private universities in Mohali and Hoshiarpur.