A bill to provide for the management and regulation of water resources of the State for ensuring the judicious, equitable and sustainable utilization and management thereof, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

The Governor of Punjab has already notified Newand Renewable Sources of Energy Policy (NRSE) 2012 which, interalia, provides for encouraging solar power generation to harness vast solar potential in the State and to promote Stand Alone, Rooftop and IPP projects to achieve installed capacity of 1000 MW by the year 2022.

Economic survey of Punjab is prepared by the Economic and Statistical Organisation, Department of Planning every year which is presented in the budget session of State Vidhan Sabha. It analyses the important economic activities and achievements of the Government during the previous year.

Realizing the need for institutional and investment reforms in the rural water supply and sanitation sector, Government of Punjab has reworked its rural water supply and sanitation policy to address these issues, which affect quality of service and its sustainability.

Read text of Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority Building Rules, 2013 published by the state government on 25 October 2013.

These rules may be called the Punjab Minor Mineral (Amendment) Rules, 2013. They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

These rules may be called the Punjab Minor Mineral Rules, 2013. These rules shall be applicable throughout the State of Punjab. They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

The Statistical Abstract of Punjab is published annually by the Economic & Statistical Organisation. It contains the latest available data on important socioeconomic indicators of the State’s economy. Every year, it is presented in the
Legislative Assembly along with other budget documents.

The State Agriculture Policy aims to address various interlinked concerns of sustainability of the current cropping pattern and stagnating farm incomes through a simultaneous and multi-pronged action with an emphasis on improvement in production technology and infrastructure, pushing up capital formation, re-structuring the incentives and stream

Punjab has experienced a dramatic improvement in its economy since independence, which is mainly agriculture and industry driven. However, its natural resource base is shrinking because of over-exploitation due to population pressure and developmental needs.

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