Punjab
Thanks to the Green Revolution, for 50 years Punjab has been the breadbasket of India. It’s large, prosperous farms still provide one of the highest standards of living of any Indian state. But Punjab has struggled in recent years thanks to the fall in food prices and its failure to build 21st-century industries such as agro-processing. It doesn’t help that the state’s previous government was widely perceived as ineffective and complicit in large-scale corruption; the current government has been focusing on supporting the food processing, light engineering, textile and garments, and power sector industries.
State Summary
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Size
19,445 sq. miles -
Population
27.7 million -
State GDP
$49.08 billion (USD) -
Legislative Assembly Seats
117
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Rajya Sabha Seats
7 -
Lok Sabha Seats
13 -
Party Affiliation
Indian National Congress (INC)
Climate Change
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Energy
India faces a complex energy challenge: it needs cheap and abundant energy to power high economic growth and lift its citizens into the middle class. But it also hopes to keep its commitments to the U.N. Climate Change Convention and achieve energy independence. India’s states have the resources to generate the energy India needs, but they take different approaches to fostering the growth of the industry. This section allows you to explore energy news from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s energy sector.
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Coal • Energy Efficiency • Energy-related Transportation • Nuclear • Oil and Gas • Power •Recent Articles
Punjab allows 300 units of free power per month for households within the state
Posted on April 20, 2022
Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission qualifies power generated from biomass co-firing to meet the non-solar renewable purchase obligation.
Posted on October 6, 2021
Punjab issues its draft regulations for grid-connected rooftop solar and net metering
Posted on July 14, 2021
Related National Goals
U.S.–India Energy Cooperation Project Tracker — There is currently no data available for . (updated July 3, 2019)
Solar Performance Tracker — Punjab reaches 1153.21 MW (updated March 31, 2021)
Wind Performance Tracker — Punjab achieves 0 MW (updated March 30, 2021)
Health
While India’s healthcare system is expansive in terms of the number of beneficiaries covered, inequalities in access to high-quality yet affordable care continue to plague delivery systems and push citizens towards the more unregulated private sector. Similarly, while India’s National Health Policy of 2017 promises to reform this system, the responsibility to institute those reforms falls to the states who each have their own unique challenges and opportunities to meet the healthcare needs of their people. This section allows you to explore emerging healthcare policies and news covering new initiatives from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s healthcare sector.
Recent Articles
Punjab constitutes ‘Sikhya-te-Sehat’ fund for creation and revival of health and education infrastructure in the state
Posted on August 17, 2022
Punjab approves its Punjab State Legislature Members (Pension and Medical Facilities Regulation), Amendment Bill 2022
Posted on August 17, 2022
Punjab orders closure of the state’s iron and steel industry to divert oxygen for medical use
Posted on April 28, 2021
Punjab tops operationalization of Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs) scheme rankings
Posted on August 18, 2020Punjab achieves first rank in operationalization of health and wellness centers, per the latest ranking of states released by the Government of India.
Industrial Policy and Business Regulations
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Punjab announces agricultural subsidy for the purchase of agricultural machinery
Posted on March 1, 2023
Infrastructure and Governance
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Punjab constitutes ‘Sikhya-te-Sehat’ fund for creation and revival of health and education infrastructure in the state
Posted on August 17, 2022
Punjab approves its Punjab State Legislature Members (Pension and Medical Facilities Regulation), Amendment Bill 2022
Posted on August 17, 2022
Land & Labor Laws
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Punjab cabinet increases the compensation allowance for farmers whose crops have been harmed due to natural calamities
Posted on April 5, 2023
Punjab cabinet approves a bill for regularizing the services of 36,000 temporary employees working in multiple state departments
Posted on November 17, 2021
In Detail: Punjab Protection and Regularization of Contractual Employees Bill, 2021 , Press Release
Punjab amends the Inter-State Migrant Workers Rules, allowing industries the provision of automatic renewals under its labor laws
Posted on November 25, 2020
Water & Sanitation