Seeks special rehabilitation package after Rs 20K-CR flood damage

Also seek conversion of SDRF to Non-Interest bearing reserve

Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/New Delhi-

A high-level delegation of the Punjab Government comprising Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, Chief Secretary KAP Sinha, and Additional Chief Secretary, Home Affairs and Finance, Alok Shekhar, on Tuesday called on the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission Dr. Arvind Panagariya in Delhi to present a forceful case for the special long term rehabilitation package to state, citing the recent experience with devastating floods, among the worst in decades, which caused an estimated damage of Rs 20,000 Crores, particularly in border areas, to crops, homes, and infrastructure.

Cheema highlighted the immense strain p

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