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Punjab’s GST mop-up rises 19.77% to record ₹2,654 cr in April: Cheema

He said that the gross GST revenue collection for April 2025 marked an increase of ₹438.07 crore when compared to the gross collection of ₹2215.70 crore recorded in April 2024

Cheema said that this robust growth underscores the increasing compliance among taxpayers. (HT File)

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Published on May 04, 2025 07:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Punjab: Cheema announces directives to improve doorstep delivery of services

Addressing a press conference, Cheema said that the directives mandate regular visits by DCs to villages in their jurisdictions, dedicating four days a week

Emphasising inter-department coordination as a vital aspect of the initiative, Cheema said that after feedback and requirements shared by the villagers, departments concerned will be instructed to address their issues (HT File)

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Published on Mar 29, 2025 09:36 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Punjab’s ₹2.36-lakh crore budget focuses on drug problem, health sector

₹14,524 cr earmarked for agriculture, allied sectors, ₹9,992 crore for providing free power to the farm sector; ₹150 crore for drug census; ₹110 crore for deploying anti-drone systems.

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema presenting the budget as chief minister Bhagwant Mann looks on in the Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh on Wednesday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

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Updated on Mar 26, 2025 12:06 PM IST

ByNavneet Sharma

Excise revenue surpasses ₹10 cr for 1st time, says Punjab finance minister Harpal Cheema

Punjab finance, planning, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the department has received overwhelming response in its ongoing e-tender process for the allotment of retail liquor licences for the fiscal year 2025-26

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Published on Mar 23, 2025 08:54 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Punjab budget on March 26, assembly session from March 21

The state cabinet at a meeting chaired by chief minister Bhagwant Mann decided to convene the budget session of the assembly from March 21 to 28.

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema will present the budget in the assembly on March 26. (HT file photo)

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Published on Mar 13, 2025 04:36 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Conviction rate in drug cases has increased to 86%, says minister Harpal Cheema

Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema reports an 86% drug conviction rate under AAP, up from 58% under Congress, with significant seizures and arrests.

Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema (Ravi Kumar/HT)

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Published on Mar 07, 2025 07:22 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar/nawashahar

Punjab: GST on turbine fuel will cause fiscal crisis in states, says Cheema

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema raised this concern during the 55th meeting of the GST Council held in Jaisalmer under the chairpersonship of Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman

In a release issued here, Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema said this decision would be detrimental to the states already suffering losses due to the GST regime, highlighting that Punjab has earned <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>113 crore during financial year 2022-23, <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>105 crore in 2023-24, and <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>75 crore till November in the current fiscal as VAT on air turbine fuel. (HT File)

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Updated on Dec 24, 2024 06:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Major cities in Punjab to soon have exhibition centres: Harpal Singh Cheema

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema was addressing the valedictory function and prize distribution ceremony of the 18th Punjab International Trade Expo being held in Amritsar on Sunday.

He said the Punjab government has implemented several schemes to promote industries. (HT File)

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Updated on Dec 09, 2024 07:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Amritsar

Cheema advocates for continuation of GST compensation regime

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema emphasised that the GST Council, as per the Goods and Services (Compensation to States) Act, 2017, has the mandate to recommend extending the compensation period beyond five years

TPunjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that the rate of tax on goods under the value added tax (VAT) regime was significantly higher than the rate applicable under the GST. (HT File)

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Published on Dec 02, 2024 10:35 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Punjab registers 63% jump in net GST collection: Harpal Singh Cheema

The net GST collection for November this year amounted to ₹2,477.37 crore, up from ₹1,520.55 crore in November 2023, marking an increase of ₹956.82 crore, Punjab finance, planning, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema said, adding that the total net GST collection up to November this fiscal is ₹15,392.79 crore, compared to ₹13,955.38 crore during the same period last fiscal, reflecting an increase of ₹1,437.41 crore.

Punjab finance, planning, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the total net collection from VAT (value-added tax), CST (central sales tax), GST, PSDT (Punjab state development tax), and excise in November this year is <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>4,004.96 crore. (HT File)

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Updated on Dec 02, 2024 06:22 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Satisfied with ongoing paddy procurement, lifting process: Punjab FM Cheema

Cheema directed the officers to ensure timely procurement, lifting, and payment to farmers throughout the paddy season, adhering strictly to the deadlines set by the state government

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema. (HT File)

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Updated on Oct 28, 2024 08:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Don’t harass bizmen, Punjab finance minister Harpal Cheema warns tax officials

Punjab's finance minister, Harpal Singh Cheema, instructed the GST commissioner to stop harassment of traders and urged reporting any incidents directly to his office.

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Updated on Oct 26, 2024 09:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Cheema to attend conclave of Opposition-ruled states’ finance ministers

Finance ministers of Kerala, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Punjab will attend the conclave to seek a fair share in fund allocation from the 16th Finance Commission.

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Published on Sep 11, 2024 10:35 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

’Bill Liao Inam Pao’ scheme 2,601 win rewards worth ₹1.52 crore: Cheema

State finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday said prizes worth ₹1.52 crore will be disbursed to people who have uploaded bills on the ‘Mera Bill’ app and lauded the ‘Bill Liao Inam Pao’ scheme which has led to a significant increase in tax compliance with penalties collected to the tune of around ₹8 crore.

State finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday said prizes worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.52 crore will be disbursed to people who have uploaded bills on the ‘Mera Bill’ app and lauded the ‘Bill Liao Inam Pao’ scheme which has led to a significant increase in tax compliance with penalties collected to the tune of around <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>8 crore. (HT File)

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Updated on Aug 17, 2024 10:50 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

15 candidates given appointment letters

Punjab cabinet minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday handed over appointment letters to 15 candidates.

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Published on Aug 14, 2024 10:37 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Three-day session of Punjab assembly from September 2

Decision to convene the session was taken by the council of ministers at a meeting chaired by chief minister Bhagwant Mann in Chandigarh.

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Updated on Aug 14, 2024 03:29 PM IST

ByPress Trust of India

Punjab FM approves 6th pay panel recommendations for aided staff

Decision will benefit employees of aided schools and colleges under the departments of school education, technical education and industrial training, non-teaching staff of these institutions under the higher education department, and retirees of aided schools.

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday gave in-principle approval for implementing the sixth pay commission recommendations for employees of aided educational institutions. (HT file photo)

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Published on Jun 20, 2024 04:28 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Centre brought traders under grip of ED, CBI, says Cheema

Targeting the BJP, Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday said the Narendra Modi-led central government has brought traders and businesses under the grip of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by introducing a new law related to sharing of GST statistics

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Updated on May 26, 2024 06:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Punjab govt has fulfilled four out of five promises: Cheema

Replying to the budget discussion in the assembly, Cheema said the guarantees fulfilled within two years include improvements in health infrastructure by setting up 829 Aam Aadmi Clinics, improving education infrastructure by setting up ‘Schools of Eminence’, free 300 units of power to 90% domestic consumers, and enhanced grant of ₹1 crore for families of martyred soldiers.

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema along with cabinet ministers and MLAs during the Punjab budget session at Punjab Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh on Wednesday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

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Updated on Mar 07, 2024 06:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Punjab government to present budget on March 5

Punjab assembly budget session from March 1-15, with budget proposals for 2024-25 to be presented on March 5. Cabinet amends teacher transfer policy and approves various measures.

The budget session of the Punjab assembly will be held from March 1 to 15

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Updated on Feb 23, 2024 08:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Union ministers assure farmers to ‘study framework’ for guaranteed MSP

During the marathon meeting that went on late into night, the farmers remained adamant that the Centre fulfill their demands immediately. This, even as the ministers tried to get across the point that it is not conducive at the moment as the Lok Sabha election schedule could be announced any time now, which would bring into force the model code of conduct as a result of which the government can’t announce policy decisions.

Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Arjun Munda, Nityanand Rai and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann hold a meeting with farmer leaders, in Chandigarh on Thursday. (ANI)

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Updated on Feb 17, 2024 06:50 AM IST

ByGurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh

Bill Lao Inam Pao scheme: Punjab taxation dept imposes ₹3-crore penalty for wrong bills

As many as 1,361 notices have been issued to vendors for wrong bills and ₹2.12 crore of the total penalty amount has been recovered by the Punjab taxation department

Punjab finance, planning, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema appealed to people of state to get the purchase bills of all goods and services being purchased by them, and participate in the scheme every month to win prizes to the tune of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10,000. (HT File Photo)

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Updated on Feb 10, 2024 08:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Amendments in Punjab GST Act aimed at ease of doing business: Cheema

Punjab finance, planning, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday said the amendments in the Punjab GST Act, 2017, through Punjab Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023, are aimed at ease of doing business and simplification of tax regime

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Updated on Dec 02, 2023 09:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Reservation for SCs in law officers’ appointment: Punjab minister Cheema

Responding to a call attention notice moved by the MLA of Nawanshahr, on behalf of chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, who also holds the portfolio of home affairs and justice, Cheema said that these posts were created some time ago but faced a writ petition in the Punjab and Haryana high court due to some technical reasons.

Finance, planning, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema speaking in the House on Wednesday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 30, 2023 08:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Punjab records 16% & 21% jump in GST, excise collections, says Punjab finance minister Harpal Cheema

Referring to the tax intelligence unit (TIU) and other technical and administrative reforms, Punjab finance and excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that there has been an increase of 36.07% in the revenue received from GST during July this year as compared to July 2022.

Punjab finance and excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema.

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Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:17 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

State to adopt new tech solutions to check tax evasion, says Punjab minister Harpal Singh Cheema

Punjab finance and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that the digital technologies adopted by the newly set up Tax Intelligence Unit (TIU) were proving to assist the tax authorities to drive better enforcement, increasing the tax base, and plugging leakages

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Updated on Aug 04, 2023 12:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Inclusion of Goods and Services Tax Network under PMLA is ‘tax terrorism’: Cheema

Says the Union finance ministry should immediately rollback the amendments that brought the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)

Punjab finance, planning, excise and taxtaion minister Harpal Singh Cheema (File photo)

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Updated on Jul 13, 2023 01:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Punjab finance department gives nod to double ‘war jagir’

The Punjab Government has decided to double the 'war jagir' from ?10,000 to ?20,000 per annum for parents of soldiers who served in World War II and other wars. The finance minister stated the current amount is insignificant under current inflation levels.

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema (File photo)

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Updated on Jun 26, 2023 10:16 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Excise dept to issue MRP list with liquor permit for pvt events, says Harpal Singh Cheema

The excise department in Punjab, India has started issuing a list of maximum retail prices for liquor along with permits for private functions to prevent people being ripped off by the "liquor mafia". The permits only allow the applicant to serve liquor to private guests, and no quantity can be sold to anyone for consideration. Finance, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the measure would encourage people to buy liquor from licensed shops and discourage illegal trade.

Finance, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema (HT File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 22, 2023 02:26 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Jalandhar bypoll: Vote for AAP if you want development, says Kejriwal

Ahead of high-stakes May 10 Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday appealed to people of the constituency to vote for his party if they want development

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Updated on Apr 21, 2023 01:07 AM IST

ByNavrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar

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He said that the gross GST revenue collection for April 2025 marked an increase of ₹438.07 crore when compared to the gross collection of ₹2215.70 crore recorded in April 2024

Addressing a press conference, Cheema said that the directives mandate regular visits by DCs to villages in their jurisdictions, dedicating four days a week

₹14,524 cr earmarked for agriculture, allied sectors, ₹9,992 crore for providing free power to the farm sector; ₹150 crore for drug census; ₹110 crore for deploying anti-drone systems.

Punjab finance, planning, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the department has received overwhelming response in its ongoing e-tender process for the allotment of retail liquor licences for the fiscal year 2025-26

The state cabinet at a meeting chaired by chief minister Bhagwant Mann decided to convene the budget session of the assembly from March 21 to 28.

Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema reports an 86% drug conviction rate under AAP, up from 58% under Congress, with significant seizures and arrests.

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema raised this concern during the 55th meeting of the GST Council held in Jaisalmer under the chairpersonship of Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema was addressing the valedictory function and prize distribution ceremony of the 18th Punjab International Trade Expo being held in Amritsar on Sunday.

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema emphasised that the GST Council, as per the Goods and Services (Compensation to States) Act, 2017, has the mandate to recommend extending the compensation period beyond five years

Cheema directed the officers to ensure timely procurement, lifting, and payment to farmers throughout the paddy season, adhering strictly to the deadlines set by the state government

Punjab's finance minister, Harpal Singh Cheema, instructed the GST commissioner to stop harassment of traders and urged reporting any incidents directly to his office.

Finance ministers of Kerala, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Punjab will attend the conclave to seek a fair share in fund allocation from the 16th Finance Commission.

Punjab cabinet minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday handed over appointment letters to 15 candidates.

Decision to convene the session was taken by the council of ministers at a meeting chaired by chief minister Bhagwant Mann in Chandigarh.

Decision will benefit employees of aided schools and colleges under the departments of school education, technical education and industrial training, non-teaching staff of these institutions under the higher education department, and retirees of aided schools.

Punjab assembly budget session from March 1-15, with budget proposals for 2024-25 to be presented on March 5. Cabinet amends teacher transfer policy and approves various measures.

As many as 1,361 notices have been issued to vendors for wrong bills and ₹2.12 crore of the total penalty amount has been recovered by the Punjab taxation department

Punjab finance, planning, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday said the amendments in the Punjab GST Act, 2017, through Punjab Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023, are aimed at ease of doing business and simplification of tax regime

Referring to the tax intelligence unit (TIU) and other technical and administrative reforms, Punjab finance and excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that there has been an increase of 36.07% in the revenue received from GST during July this year as compared to July 2022.

Punjab finance and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that the digital technologies adopted by the newly set up Tax Intelligence Unit (TIU) were proving to assist the tax authorities to drive better enforcement, increasing the tax base, and plugging leakages

Says the Union finance ministry should immediately rollback the amendments that brought the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)

The Punjab Government has decided to double the 'war jagir' from ?10,000 to ?20,000 per annum for parents of soldiers who served in World War II and other wars. The finance minister stated the current amount is insignificant under current inflation levels.

Ahead of high-stakes May 10 Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday appealed to people of the constituency to vote for his party if they want development

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