5-member ministers’ committee set up in Punjab to monitor action against drugs
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5-member ministers’ committee set up in Punjab to monitor action against drugs

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab government on Thursday constituted a five-member committee of cabinet ministers to monitor the ongoing action against the drug menace in the state. The cabinet sub-committee led by finance and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema will oversee the measures taken by the police and health departments to tackle the drug problem and implement the de-addiction programme, a spokesperson of the chief minister’s office said. New and renewable energy minister Aman Arora, health and family welfare minister Balbir Singh, transport minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, rural development and panchayats minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond are members of the committee. A meeting of deputy commissioners and senior superintendents of police has been convened by chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday to discuss the state government’s fresh push for its anti-drugs campaign in the state.

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Punjab: Ministers divide state into 4 zones to monitor action against drugs
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Punjab: Ministers divide state into 4 zones to monitor action against drugs

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who is heading the five-member committee of cabinet ministers to monitor the ongoing action on the drug menace on Saturday said that the state has been divided into four zones while the health minister will oversee de-addiction efforts. Cheema said the members of the cabinet sub-committee have been assigned different districts between himself, Aman Arora, …

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