The detailed project report (DPR) for the Ludhiana Metro rail project has been approved by the Punjab Cabinet today and a nod has been given for its execution in the Public Private Partnership or Build Operate Transfer model.
A decision on the report prepared by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation was taken here at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
Among other things, the government approved to set up the Punjab State Commission for NRIs in the city which is expected to safeguard their interests and recommend remedial measures to the state government.
A nod was given to convert the Punjab Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Ordinance, 2011 (Punjab ordinance No 5 of 2011) into an Act in the forthcoming session of the Vidhan Sabha.
Ex-post facto approval to rescind the Notification in pursuance of the provisions of Section 3—A of the Punjab Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2000 (Punjab Act No 9 of 2000) to abolish entry tax on imported sugar in the state was also given.