Mann ministry

The Aam Aadmi Party gained a full majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 seats out of 117 total.

[3] 10 cabinet ministers took oath on 19 March at Guru Nanak Dev auditorium of Punjab Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh.

[11] Even before taking the oath, CM-designate Mann took steps to end VIP culture by meeting with the Director General of Police (DGP).

As ordered, 21 security personnel, the largest detail in the list, were withdrawn from the service of former transport minister and incumbent MLA Amrinder Singh Raja Warring.

MLAs, jathedars of two Takhts, heads of various deras and police officers were part of the 424 VIPs[12] In hopes of cashing in on this decision with the public of not just Punjab, but other states where AAP wanted to expand their footprint.

This led to Baltej Pannu publishing a confidential list to media houses which included the name of famous Punjabi Singer Sidhu Moosewala, who was assassinated due to leaking of this list by gangsters who also agreed that they could only carry out the assassination because of the governments decision to withdraw security given to Moosewala.

On 19 March 2022, during the first Cabinet meeting, Mann announced his decision to fill 25,000 job openings in various departments of Punjab government.

[5] On 22 March, he announced his decision to regularise the 35,000 employees in the state working on contractual basis through a bill in the assembly.

[14] However, till date, these jobs are only available on paper, and protesting employees are still on the roads despite the promises made by AAP before the elections.

[15] The District Regulatory Bodies in the state headed by the Deputy Commissioners were asked by Mann to act immediately on complaints made against erring private schools.

[19] To prevent the depletion of ground water table in the state, Punjab government approved an incentive of Rs 1,500 per acre for farmers, that followed the direct seeding of rice technique for the paddy crops.

The government earmarked a sum of ₹450 crore (US$52 million) as incentive to be distributed among the farmers for promotion of less water-consuming and cost-effective DSR (Direct Seeding of Rice) technology.

[18] Mann announced that people could use the helpline to share audio or video evidence for such incidents, and promised that action will be taken on the complaints.

CM Mann said that the salaries of these ten members were putting an undue burden on the state exchequer and a reduction was being done to make the Commission work in a cost effective way.

[26] CM announced plans to launch Mohalla Clinics in Punjab on Independence day, to provide free health care to public.

[30] In June 2022, Mann announced Volvo bus service between IGI Airport and different Punjab cities of the state.

The museum would include replicas of aircraft, photographs, maps, models, diagrams, clothing and equipment used by aviators.

Bhagwant Mann
Harpal Singh Cheema
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