Overview
- Cabinet cleared a Rs 68.50 per quintal direct subsidy for sugarcane growers for the 2025–26 crushing season, to be paid to farmers on behalf of private mills.
- Punjab’s state agreed price remains Rs 416 per quintal, the highest in India and up Rs 15 from last year, with the subsidy supplementing this rate.
- The state will collaborate with JICA to support crop diversification through horticulture development, cold-chain infrastructure, water management and skill development.
- Civil hospitals at Badal and Khadur Sahib, the CHC at Jalalabad, and the Fazilka tertiary care centre will be transferred to BFUHS, Faridkot to bolster treatment and diagnostics.
- Urban and administrative measures include PAPRA project extensions to December 31, 2026 at Rs 25,000 per acre per year, directives for municipal property transfers, a new FAR-charges formula, updated e‑auction rules, and creation of 1,000 ‘CM di Yogshala’ trainer posts with a Rs 35 crore provision in 2026–27.