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Punjab Cabinet clears Ranjitgarh Development Authority Bill for dam-area development

Chandigarh, Oct 5 (UNI) The Punjab Cabinet on Monday approved the Ranjitgarh Development Authority Bill, 2026, to plan and sustainably develop areas around the Ranjit Sagar and Shahpur Kandi dams, with a focus on eco-tourism.
The Council of Ministers, chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, took the decision.
Under the proposed legislation, the Ranjitgarh Development Authority, or RDA, will be established as a statutory body under the administrative control of the Tourism and Cultural Affairs Department.
The authority will have administrative, financial and regulatory powers covering integrated development, land management, project implementation and destination governance in the two dam areas.
Mann will serve as chairman of the authority, while the Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister will be its vice-chairman. An executive committee headed by the Chief Secretary will oversee day-to-day operations and coordination between government departments.
The Cabinet also approved the creation of driver posts in the office of Punjab's Chief Electoral Officer by surrendering some existing posts.
It approved an amendment to the Punjab Nursing Education Service Rules (Group B), 2016, allowing eligible regular Staff Nurses and Nursing Sisters with an M.Sc. in Nursing in the relevant speciality to be considered for promotion as tutors at government nursing colleges in Patiala and Amritsar.
Preference will be given to candidates with one year of teaching experience in nursing education.
The Cabinet also approved regularisation of contractual non-teaching employees working under the Punjab Information and Communication Technology Education Society, or PICTES, in prescribed pay scales.
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