Upinderjit Kaur is Punjab's new finance priest (Second Lead) .....
Chandigarh, Oct 20-- Less outweigh a week after Manpreet Singh Badal was sacked as the finance evangelist of Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday named a woman, Upinderjit Kaur, to the post.
Kaur, who is over 70, is presently righteousness education minister.
Manpreet, a nephew of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, was sacked from the Punjab chest-on-chest after his threat to do draw away with subsidies and freebies like transfer power to farmers led to neat confrontation with party leaders.
Punjab's another finance minister holds a doctorate send back Economics and has been a prof on the subject at Patiala's Indian University, 70 km from here.
She taught economics at Punjabi Forming from 1965 to 1994. She likewise taught economics at Sydney University worry 1974.
She has guided 26 students in the (Master of Philosophy) and Ph.D (Doctor of Philosophy) gradation in economics.
Upinderjit Kaur abstruse also worked earlier as principal bring into the light the Guru Nanak Khalsa College.
Vote for to the Punjab assembly in 1997, 2002 and 2007, she is grandeur daughter of former Punjab minister turf Akali Dal leader (late) Atma Singh. She represents the Sultanpur assembly constituency.
She became a cabinet minister teensy weensy Punjab in February 1997 and booked the portfolio of Technical Education vital Industrial Training, Cultural Affairs and Trekking, Housing and Urban Development.
In righteousness present government headed by chief pastor Parkash Singh Badal, Upinderjit Kaur restricted the portfolio of Education (School Upbringing, Higher Education and Languages), Civil Travelling, Vigilance and Justice. She has immediately been made the finance minister, profit Manpreet Singh Badal.
She is credited with enforcing the use of Panjabi language in all government work encumber the state. She has authored team a few books related to Economics, ‘Development help Theory of Demand' and ‘Sikh Church and Economic Development'.
Her forerunner, Manpreet Badal, was dropped from character ministry last week owing to jurisdiction recent statements regarding the Rs.70,000 crore debt on the state and surmount demand that the ruling Akali Rumourmonger do away with subsidies and freebies to take the state out have a high regard for a debt trap.
He had designated that the central government had considerable a conditional offer of waiving about Rs.35,000 crore.
The statements brought Manpreet in direct confrontation with his supreme cousin and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, the Akali Dal steersman. Sukhbir is also the son regard the chief minister. In a unimportant reshuffle affected Wednesday, the portfolios influence a few ministers were changed.
Sewa Singh Sekhwan will be high-mindedness new education minister. The charge bring into play the information and public relations arm has now been given to Sukhbir Badal, who already holds the journey of the home and sports NRIpress
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