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Punjab became 1st Indian state to approve Tissue Culture-Based Seed Potato Rules

The Punjab Cabinet headed by chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi approved the ‘Punjab Tissue Culture Based Seed Potato Rules-2021’ to develop Punjab as a standard potato seed centre. With this decision, Punjab has become the first Indian state to have the facility of tissue culture-based certification, which will develop the Jalandhar-Kapurthala belt of Punjab as the export hub of potatoes. The Cabinet also approved to introduce the ‘Punjab Horticulture Nursery Bill-2021’ by amending ‘Punjab Fruit Nursery Act-1961‘.

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Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

  • Punjab Governor: Banwarilal Purohit;
  • Punjab Capital: Chandigarh;
  • Punjab Chief minister: Charanjit Singh Channi.

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Sumit Arora

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