CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI: After a delay of six days, the salaries of Punjab government employees were finally disbursed on Wednesday, with the treasury releasing Rs 2,719 crore towards salaries and provident fund. Law minister Kiren Rijiju questioned Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘India World No 1’ campaign, citing news reports that the AAP government in Punjab was unable to clear the salaries of its employees for August due to paucity of funds.
The Punjab government also released Rs 600 crore as power subsidy to PSPCL and Rs 75 crore to Sugarfed.