Chandigarh: On Thursday, the CM of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh said that the three promises made to the people of Punjab such as youth would be given smartphones, one person in each household a job and farmers a debt waiver would be met in the first year of the government.
“I am aware the state is in a financial mess. Even though we will come out with a ‘White Paper’ on the state’s fiscal health by the Budget session in June, we are looking at out-of-the-box ideas to fulfil these promises,” Capt. Amarinder said.
Sources say the government is in talks with a leading telecom company that will supply basic smartphones and will earn revenues through the use of its cellular network. For the best way to settle farm loans, a three-member committee of experts is being set up.