Chandigarh, March 8 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's wife, Gurpreet Kaur, praised the state's budget, calling it "historic" for its focus on female empowerment on International Women's Day. She lauded the government for launching the promised monthly cash transfer of Rs 1,000 for women, asserting that this administration is the first in Punjab's history to fulfil its core electoral pledges.

Speaking to the reporters, CM Mann's wife, Gurpreet Kaur, said, "The budget has been presented today on the occassion of Women's Day. Never has it happened in the history of Punjab that such importance has been given to women. All the women I am meeting are so happy today because the government has fulfilled its promise of a cash transfer of R...