Chandigarh, February 14: A two-day special session of the Punjab Assembly will be convened on February 24 and 25, Finance Minister Harpal Cheema said on Thursday.
He said the budget session would be held in March.
Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann here, Cheema said the special session of the Punjab Assembly would be held on February 24 and 25 “for some pending bills and legislative businesses”.
Among several cabinet decisions, Cheema said, the Cabinet approved increasing the monthly pension to acid attack victims from Rs 8,000 to Rs 10,000.
He said transgenders would also be covered under it.
The cabinet also approved raising the monthly allowance for watchmen deployed in villages from Rs 1,250 to Rs 1,500, Cheema added.
Summary: A two-day special session of the Punjab Assembly is scheduled for February 24 and 25 to address key legislative matters.