CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Tuesday approved the grant of municipal corporation status to Barnala Municipal Council. Along with this, the Cabinet also gave its nod for the formation of a new sub-tehsil of Ludhiana North in Ludhiana district.
The Cabinet further approved the Punjab Unified Building Rules, 2025, under which there will be no requirement to seek departmental permission for increasing the height of buildings from 15 metres to 21 metres in new colonies across the state.
An architect’s certificate will now be considered sufficient for the same.
In another decision, the Cabinet approved the creation of around 100 new posts in the Punjab Sports Medicine Cadre, which will be filled on a contractual basis for three years. The posts include 14 in Group A, 16 in Group B and 80 in Group C.
