Under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab Cabinet took several important decisions aimed at protecting the interests of students and parents, promoting industrial growth, strengthening digital governance and improving administrative accessibility. The Cabinet approved ordinance to control fee hike of private unaided schools, amended guidelines regarding industrial concessions, approved implementation of State Data Integration Platform and creation of posts of Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) and supporting staff for Dasuha sub-division under district Hoshiarpur.
Chief Minister’s Office spokesperson said that private unaided in fees by schools To control unnecessary and unreasonable increases, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has approved the promulgation of the Punjab Regulation of Fees of Unaided Educational Institutions (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026.
Amendment in Educational Institutions Act, 2016
This ordinance has been brought by amending the Punjab Regulation of Fees of Un-aided Educational Institutions Act, 2016.
The objective of this step is to effectively control fee increase, protect students and parents from arbitrary fee increases, ensure transparency and accountability in the fee structure and protect their interests.
Under these amendments, the definitions of fees, fee increase and total fee increase have been made more clear. Also, the maximum limit for annual fee increase by private unaided schools has been fixed at 5 percent. To increase fees by more than 5 percent, it will be mandatory to take prior permission of the concerned regulatory body.
Guidelines for promoting industrial development
In another important decision, the Cabinet also approved amendments to the guidelines dated November 13, 2019 for distribution of capital subsidies and investment incentives under the industrial policies of the state.
The objective of these amendments is to simplify and streamline the subsidy distribution process, improve administrative efficiency and ensure equitable treatment of eligible industrial units.
According to the revised arrangement, industrial units becoming eligible after getting relaxation in Section 1.1 and 1.2 of the guidelines will be issued capital subsidy on the basis of verification of necessary documents and fulfillment of prescribed conditions.
Approval to implement State Data Integration Platform
The Cabinet has approved the implementation of State Data Integration Platform (SDIP) in Punjab to interconnect multiple databases of different departments of the state, eliminate any duplication and make existing processes more effective.
For smooth implementation of the project, a three-tier steering committee will be constituted under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary.
In this steering committee, Chief Secretary of Punjab will be the chairperson, Administrative Secretary (Good Governance) will be the member convenor and administrative secretaries of various departments will be included as members.
Approval of posts for Dasuha sub-division
The Cabinet has also approved the creation of posts of Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) and other support staff for Dasuha sub-division under district Hoshiarpur.
This decision will provide great relief to the people of the area who had to travel long distances for district level administrative work, permissions, revenue matters and settlement of public complaints. This will save both people’s time and money and matters related to public interest will also be resolved faster. Therefore, keeping in mind the public convenience, approval has been given to create a total of five posts of support staff including Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) in Dasuha sub-division under Hoshiarpur district.
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