Marking the completion of four years of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday held a press conference in Chandigarh and released a booklet highlighting the government’s work during the period, while also making several key announcements related to sports infrastructure, healthcare, irrigation, and rural development.
Shikhya Kranti
• Punjab’s government schools are now ranked No.1 in the country in studies, according to the Government of India’s survey.
• No child in a government school now sits on the floor. More than 1 lakh desks have been provided so every student can study with dignity.
• 'Digital Kranti’ in government schools. More than 9,000 smart classrooms and 5,000 computer labs opened, bringing modern education to students across Punjab.
• Contractual teachers given permanent jobs. More than 15,000 teachers recruited, strengthening government schools.
• Government school principals and teachers receiving world-class training in Finland, Singapore and IIMs, bringing global standards to Punjab’s classrooms.
• Punjab’s youth are being prepared to become job creators, not job seekers. Every year, 1.5 lakh college students are learning business and entrepreneurship skills.
• Government schools now compete with private schools. In 2026 alone, 305 government school students cleared JEE Mains and 845 cleared NEET.
Health
• Under ‘Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna’, every family in Punjab will get free and cashless treatment up to ₹10 lakh in top private hospitals. This is world’s largest health insurance programme.
• While all the previous governments built just 400 clinics in Punjab in 75 years, Bhagwant Mann government has opened 983 Aam Aadmi Clinics in last 4 years. Over 5 crore out-patient (OPD) visits registered so far.
• Largest recruitment of doctors in Punjab’s history in government hospitals. 1,575 doctors recruited in the last four years.
• Launched Farishtey Scheme incentivising (with Rs. 2000) all passerby on roads to help the injured reach hospital, and to provide free treatment to accident victims in any hospital in Punjab. Over 1,700 injured have received free treatment in last 4 years.
• ‘CM Di Yogshala’ is promoting healthy living across Punjab. Nearly 2 lakh people practice free yoga every day.
• Seven new medical colleges are being built in Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Sangrur, SBS Nagar, Lehragaga, Malerkotla and Ludhiana. Around 600 new MBBS seats will be added, giving Punjab’s students more opportunities to study medicine at home.
Sports
• Punjab is making historic investment in village playgrounds. 3,000 modern sports grounds are being built with ₹1,100 crore investment, and work on 6,000 more grounds will start soon.
• Free sports kits including cricket, volleyball and football equipment will be provided in all village playgrounds so every young person gets the chance to play.
• 6,000 indoor gyms are being built in villages to promote fitness and sports among youth.
• Olympic medal-winning Punjabi hockey players received ₹1 crore each and a government job.
• Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 winners honoured with ₹4.91 crore.
Rural Development
• In just 4 years, 76,000 families received support to build their own homes, including 30,000 families affected by floods.
• The previous government built 39,000 houses in five years, while the current government supported 76,000 families in four years.
• Over 40,000 km of rural link roads are being rebuilt – the highest in Punjab’s history in any single year. The roads are being built with five years of guaranteed maintenance.
•13,414 village ponds cleaned across Punjab.
• Mandis across Punjab are being upgraded. 664 covered sheds built and solar panels installed in 36 mandis.
• Under MGNREGA, around 9 lakh workers received employment, generating 2.3 crore workdays with ₹1,100 crore spent on wages.
Agriculture
• For the first time in Punjab’s history, farmers are getting 8 hours uninterrupted daytime electricity for irrigation.
• 18,349 long-neglected canals have been revived, bringing irrigation water back to farmers’ fields.
• Punjab farmers receive ₹416 per quintal for sugarcane, the highest price in the country.
• Farmers receive ₹20,000 per acre compensation for crop loss, the highest compensation anywhere in India.
• 1.58 lakh Crop Residue Management (CRM) machines given to farmers on subsidy to tackle stubble burning.
• Crops are purchased immediately and farmers receive payments on time.
Women Empowerment and Social Welfare
• Mukh Mantri Mawan Dhiyan Satkar Yojna: Under this scheme, every woman in Punjab will receive ₹1,000 every month, and women from the SC community will receive ₹1,500 every month directly in their bank accounts.
• Women travel free in Punjab buses. Over 14.5 crore free bus journeys availed every year.
• 5.2 lakh new beneficiaries added to pension schemes. ₹23,102 crore pension amount distributed to 35.7 lakh people in four years.
• Anganwadi services strengthened. 4,400 workers and helpers recruited and 6,100 more recruitments underway.
• Free sanitary pads distributed every month through 27,314 anganwadi centres. So far 7.4 crore pads distributed to 13.7 lakh women.
Power
• 90% households in Punjab now receive zero electricity bill, giving major relief to families.
• For the first time in Punjab’s history, electricity tariffs have been reduced. Power rates have been cut by up to ₹1.5 per unit for homes, 79 paise for commercial users and 74 paise for industries.
• For the first time, the Punjab Government purchased the 540 MW GVK private power plant, helping reduce electricity production costs.
• PSPCL, which was once running in losses, has been in profit for 3 consecutive years and received highest possible A+ rating from the Government of India.
• Cheap coal purchased from Pachwara coal mine, saving Punjab around ₹1,000 crore.
• Under the ‘Roshan Punjab’ initiative, ₹5,000 crore is being invested to strengthen the electricity transmission and distribution network, ensuring 24x7 power supply.
Rozgar Kranti
• Nearly 65,000 government jobs provided to youth in the last four years.
• Recruitment based purely on merit, with no recommendation and no bribery.
• Record private investments in Punjab have created 5.5 lakh employment opportunities for the youth in last four years.
Yudh Nashean Virudh
• Decisive and unprecedented action against drug traffickers. 68,389 FIRs registered and 92,264 arrests made.
• Major crackdown on drug networks. 5,480 kg of heroin seized, which is highest in the country. Further, properties worth ₹760 crore of drug smugglers have been confiscated and 64 hawala operators arrested.
• Over 1.5 lakh members have formed Village Defence Committees (VDCs) across Punjab, acting as the government’s eyes and ears against drugs. Over 600 drug peddlers arrested based on inputs of VDCs.
• 15,000 “Pind De Pehredar” deployed in villages and wards to keep communities alert against drugs.
• Capacity of De-addiction centres expanded. Beds increased by 360% from 1,455 to 5,255 in four years.
• For the first time, special anti-drug curriculum introduced in Punjab’s government schools for classes 9th to 12th.
Law and Order
• ‘Gangsteraan Te Vaar’ and Operation PRAHAR launched to ensure no organized gangs are able to operate from the soil of Punjab. So far, 44,424 raids carried out by teams of 12,000 policemen leading to the arrest of 14,722 gangsters, including 711 proclaimed offenders.
• Broke the back of terrorist networks by busting 76 terror models, arresting 486 terrorists/radicals with major recoveries of arms, explosives and grenades.
• Reduced Punjab’s crime rate to 227 crimes per lakh population (National Crime Record Bureau report), almost half of the national average of 448, and three times lesser than Haryana’s crime rate of 740.
• For the first time in Punjab’s history, 9 advanced anti-drone systems procured to counter cross-border drone threats.
• A total of 12,197 personnel recruited including 1,062 Sub-Inspectors, 450 Head Constables and 10,285 Constables, significantly strengthening the police force.
• Over ₹1,156 crore invested on modernization, infrastructure upgradation, cyber capabilities, border police stations, intelligence strengthening and police welfare.
Punjab’s Financial Health
• Punjab to earn ₹53,122 crore from excise policy in five years of Bhagwant Mann government, nearly double the revenue of the previous government.
• ₹30,367 crore earned from stamp and registration, around 2.5 times more than the previous government.
• GST collection saw a major jump. ₹83,739 crore GST collected in just 46 months, higher than the previous government’s ₹61,286 crore in five years.
• Strong financial management reduced Punjab’s debt-to-GSDP ratio from 48.25% in 2022 to 44.47% in 2026.
Industry
• A record ₹1.55 lakh crore investment attracted to Punjab in four years, with global investors participating in the Progressive Punjab Investors Summit 2026 in Mohali.
• Strategic partnerships with the UK, Japan and South Korea are bringing new industries and jobs to Punjab.
• Under the Right to Business Act, approval for setting up new factories is now being given within 5 to 18 days for MSMEs based on self-declaration, allowing industries to start construction quickly without bureaucratic hurdles.
• Single-window clearance system implemented through FastTrack Punjab portal that integrates over 50 regulatory approvals and 200 service requests – a record for any state in India.
• If any approval isn’t given within 45 days, a “deemed approval” is issued significantly enhancing Ease of Doing Business for investors.
• After extensive industry consultations, Punjab Industrial and Business Development Policy 2026 introduced that offers industries a choice to choose a customised package from up to 20 different incentives.
Anti-Corruption
• Anti-Corruption Action Line launched so citizens can report corruption directly.
• Easy Registry system implemented. Punjab became the first state where property registrations are fully digital and completed within 48 hours without paying any bribe.
•406 government services now available from home through 1076 helpline (Sarkar Tuhade Dwar) or through Sewa Kendras.
• 56 services related to driving licences and vehicle registration made fully digital, enabling more than 30 lakh transactions every year without visiting RTO offices.
Canal Irrigation
• Historic investment of ₹6,700 crore made in canal irrigation in last 4 years resulting in an increase in agricultural land irrigated by canal water from mere 26% in 2022 to 78% in 2026.
• Canal water reached fields in 1,365 villages for the first time in 40 to 50 years.
• More than 15,539 km of canals have been cleaned, and 18,349 watercourses (nehri khaal) restored, reversing decades of neglect.
• Long-pending irrigation problems in the Kandi belt solved with redevelopment of the ₹239 crore Kandi canal system, bringing water to 433 villages and 1.25 lakh acres of land.
• Mahorana distributary remodelling and Malerkotla minor construction worth ₹288 crore will bring canal water to 44,000 acres across 55 villages for the first time.
Mukh Mantri Teerth Yatra Yojna
• Over 9,300 elderly citizens travel free to Amritsar or Anandpur Sahib every week to visit holy sites.
• Devotees are provided free AC buses, air-conditioned accommodation and food for free during the pilgrimage.
Cultural Heritage
• Special development plan launched for the historic Shri Kali Mata Temple, Patiala.
• Grand events organised across Punjab to mark the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, including Nagar Kirtans, seminars, exhibitions and light and sound shows.
• Year-long celebrations organised for the 650th birth anniversaries of Sant Guru Ravidas Ji, with programmes held at Khuralgarh and historic sites in Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar.
Sadak Surakhya Force
• India’s first Road Safety Force launched in Punjab by Bhagwant Mann government.
• Road accident deaths reduced by 50.12%, which is a record for any state in India.
• More than 47,000 people received timely help during accidents.
Honour for Martyrs
• Honour amount for families of martyred soldiers increased from ₹50 lakh to ₹1 crore.
The Chief Minister asserted that the government would continue focusing on infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture and employment generation in the coming years as well.