For strengthening border security and curbing drug smuggling, 5,000 home guards will be stationed along with the BSF.

Punjab Budget 2025: Emphasis on Healthcare, Agriculture, and Development latest news:  The Punjab Budget 2025, read out by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, is set to emphasize healthcare, agriculture, security, and social welfare.

With a total expenditure of ₹2.36 lakh crore, key initiatives involve organizing the state's first-ever "Drug Census" with ₹150 crore to be spent on it, increasing health insurance cover for 65 lakh families with a higher ceiling of ₹10 lakh per family, and granting ₹9,992 crore power subsidy to the agricultural sector.

For strengthening border security and curbing drug smuggling, 5,000 home guards will be stationed along with the BSF.

The budget further focuses on environmental sustainability by tackling stubble burning, and a ₹979 crore "Khed Da Punjab Badalta Punjab" project will set up 3,000 indoor gyms to encourage fitness.

An amount of ₹125 crore is also allocated for the purchase of emergency response vehicles. With the economy expected to grow at 10% and the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of ₹8.91 lakh crore, the budget focuses on enhancing the developmental framework of Punjab.

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