Punjab bags No. 1 award in education, road safety & ease of doing business: Sanjeev Arora
Chandigarh March 26, 2026:
Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora on Thursday presented the four-year report card of the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann during a nukkad meeting in Sarabha Nagar.
Addressing the gathering, Sanjeev Arora said that Punjab is progressing towards a rapid growth rate and will soon transform into a vibrant Rangla Punjab. He claimed that the state has witnessed historic and unprecedented development in the last four years, something that was never imagined and had not happened in the previous 70 years.
Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora also reiterated that Punjab has been awarded by the Government of India as the number-1 state in road safety, education, and ease of doing business. He emphasised that this is the first time in the history of Punjab that the state has achieved such recognition in these key sectors. He added that everyone in the country is now talking about how Punjab is marching towards becoming the number one state in the country, thanks to the extraordinary efforts of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann.
Sanjeev Arora stated that every household in Punjab is receiving 300 units of free electricity per month for last four years. He further informed that 75 percent of the farmers are getting uninterrupted power supply in the morning, which will be increased to 95 percent during the upcoming paddy season. He further informed that the services of PSPCL have been made more efficient and effective, resulting in more profits, fewer losses, and better uninterrupted power supply. He also mentioned that the Punjab government has launched a universal cashless health insurance scheme of up to Rs 10 lakh for every Punjabi, making the state the first in the country to implement such a comprehensive programme.
He announced that women in Punjab will soon start receiving financial assistance of Rs 1000 and Rs 1500 per month as announced by Chief Minister of Punjab S. Bhagwant Singh Mann. He added that the state’s roads will soon be free of garbage and will have the best road infrastructure in the country.
