Chandigarh, Sep 24 (PTI) The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved a one-time settlement scheme that will allow traders and businessmen to pay arrears pending under different laws before the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the state.

The cabinet, in a meeting here headed by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, also gave approval to set up a special court in Mohali to deal with cases of the National Investigation Agency.

Addressing the media later, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the cabinet gave prosecution sanction against former Punjab minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot in a corruption case registered by vigilance bureau in 2022.

Sharing more details, Cheema said a One-Time Settlement (OTS) scheme will be launched for recovery of pre-GST arrears.

These are arrears

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