Why Punjab deserves a special package and special status
Updated At : 07:08 AM Jun 07, 2025 IST
Urgent: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has sought a Rs 2,829-cr grant to tackle the state's problems. PTI
AT the May 24 meeting of NITI Aayog, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann sought a special grant of Rs 2,829 crore to tackle the drug trafficking problem and strengthen border security. Both the issues have intrinsic merit for the state as well as the country. The state shares a 553-km-long international border with Pakistan. It has always been a sensitive border and a concern for the national security. Punjab is also a transit route of trans-border drug smuggling from the Crescent Triangle. The Government of Punjab is in the thick of a battle — christened 'Yudh Nashiyan Virudh' — against the drug menace. Governor Gulab Chand Kataria led a march against the menace from April 3-8.
