Punjab Water Regulation and Development Authority

04/04/2025

10/08/2024

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pwrda_viksit-bharat-requires-every-indian-tobe-activity-7228052440464416768-jaFa?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android

29/07/2024

16th finance commission: Neutral arbiter with unique opportunity

,IAS (Retd.) ,IAS , Government of Punjab.

Over the decades, the finance commission has built its credibility as a neutral arbiter, which is autonomous, independent, professional and a non-political forum. It would thus be in the fitness of things if there was a lean and efficient permanent secretariat.

25/07/2024

Budget for long-term gains in march towards Viksit Bharat

,IAS (Retd.) ,IAS , Government of Punjab.

THREE BIG TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS BUDGET ARE ADHERECE TO THE PATH OF FISCAL CONSOLIDATION THAT ENSURES LONG-TERM FISCAL STABILITY AND GROWTH, A BIG FOCUS ON HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND A PROMISE TO EQUITY THAT SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE INCOME
GAP AND JOBS FOR YOUNGSTERS.

15/07/2024

During an expert talk at the hosted by the Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB, Indian School of Business, Shri Karan Avtar Singh, I...

30/06/2024

Opinion: Making public investment sustainable
,IAS

The axis of economic development must be run through the sustainability diagnostic to examine if the public investment or the programmatic intervention is aligned with the country’s long-term growth targets and development agenda.

25/06/2024

22/03/2024

# Governance education # time to raise the bar # Indian Institutes of Governance

# Karan Avtar Singh is former chief secretary of Punjab, while # Anirudh Tewari is Punjab-cadre IAS officer and DG, Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration.

12/03/2024

Extension of Last Date to apply for Permission
For existing Water Tankers and Power Operated Drilling Rigs and Users extracting more than 300 and up to 1,500 cubic meters per month
1. “Punjab Groundwater Extraction and Conservation Directions, 2023” have come into force from 1st February, 2023. All existing non-Exempt Groundwater Users are required pay Groundwater Extraction Charges from 1st February, 2023 irrespective of the date when User applies for permission.
2. For existing Users extracting more than 300 and up to 1,500 cubic meters per month, the last date to apply for permission is extended to 30th June, 2024.
3. For existing Water Tankers and Power Operated Drilling Rigs, the last date to apply for permission is extended to 30th June, 2024.
4. Late applications shall attract Non-compliance charges.
For details, please visit PWRDA website