To strengthen cultural ties with the Punjabis living outside Punjab and bring them within the fold of Punjabi culture, Punjab Government has constituted the Punjabi Cultural Coordination Board consisting of ten members besides a Chairman.
A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office on Friday said that Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal appointed Avtar Singh Hit as the Chairman of Punjabi Cultural Coordination Board. Formal orders related to the appointment of Hit as Chairman of this newly constituted board would be issued by the Tourism & Cultural Affairs department shortly.
likewise, the Chief Minister also gave nod to appoint Major Singh Kaler and Manjit Singh as the Chairman and Senior Vice Chairman of Punjab Vimukat Jatiyan Welfare Board respectively.
Badal also gave go ahead to constitute Prajapat Welfare Board comprising ten members besides a Chairman to ensure well being of the Prajapati community. The Chief Minister also appointed Bawa Singh Ghumanpur as the Chairman of this newly constituted board.
The Chief Minister also cleared the appointment of Gian Chand, Prabh Dayal, Raj Kumar Hans, Tarsem Singh Sialka, Raj Singh and Rajinder Guddu as members of the Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission.
Anand Bansal has been appointed as the member of Punjab Traders Board.
Ranjit Singh has been appointed as Director in the Punjab Mandi Board under the category of progressive producers from Ferozepur Division.