Punjab Assembly passes nine key bills
GST
Dated:- 10-8-2026
PTI
Chandigarh, Aug 10 (PTI) The Punjab Assembly on Monday passed nine key bills including the Punjab Goods and Services Tax (PGST) Amendment Bill-2026, with Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema saying it aims to promote voluntary compliance and streamline GST-related procedures across the state.
On the last day of the Monsoon session, the state assembly also unanimously passed the Punjab Regulation of Fee of Unaided Educational Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2026, paving the way for capping fee hikes by private schools at 5 per cent per annum.
Finance Minister Cheema said the proposed amendments to the PGST provisions are designed to fundamentally support the t
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d the House.
Besides, the House also passed three bills pertaining to three new digital open universities: the Cloud University, Hoshiarpur Bill, 2026; the MS Digital University, Patiala Bill, 2026; and the Physicswallah Digital University, Patiala Bill, 2026.
The purpose of setting up these universities is to make provisions for robust academic and digital infrastructure designed to support high quality online education, digital content delivery, and technology-enabled learning at all levels in the disciplines of higher education including engineering, medical, life sciences, humanities, liberal arts, and management through digital e-learning, according to the bills.
The Punjab Protection of Trees Bill, 2026, moved by Forest an
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