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Punjab Government has appointed Punjab and Haryana High Court lawyer Jagdev Singh Bhandohal as Senior Additional Advocate General. 

Chandigarh: The Punjab Government has today appointed Punjab and Haryana High Court lawyer Jagdev Singh Bhandohal as Senior Additional Advocate General.

Bhandohal has been appointed as Senior Additional Advocate General in the Office of the Advocate General of the Government of Punjab under the Punjab Law Officers (Engagement) Act 2017 by issuing a notification today by the Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Justice.

Bhandohal is a resident of the village Tandabadha in district Fatehgarh Sahib and is known as an expert lawyer in the Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding land plots.

After the approval received from the Chief Minister today, the Home Department has issued this notification.

Deliberations on Financial Self-Reliance of Local Bodies, Practical Suggestions from State Finance Commission Dehradun: Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan, along with the Chairman and members of the 6th State Finance Commission N. Ravishankar, held detailed discussions on enhancing the financial self-reliance, administrative capacity, and overall contribution of municipal bodies (Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats) and Zilla Panchayats to the state economy. The meeting highlighted that despite multiple opportunities for financial independence, local bodies are not achieving the expected level of self-reliance due to administrative and policy gaps. Constraints include limited local revenue sources, traditional slow work culture, lack of clear bylaws, inadequate land management, and excessive political centralization. The Chief Secretary urged the Finance Commission to provide practical, timely, and implementable suggestions to strengthen the financial capacity of urban and district local bodies. The Commission recommended interventions in land management, revenue-generating bylaws, work culture, adoption of innovations, and effective execution. It also suggested shifting district plan allocations from a distribution-based approach to a need-and-outcome-based model. Commission members P. S. Jangpangi, M. C. Joshi, Secretary Nitesh Jha, Dilip Jawalkar, and Dr. R. Rajesh Kumar, along with relevant officials, attended the meeting.

February 26, 2026 No Comments
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