India, March 7 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday launched the Punjab Industrial Policy-2026 in Ludhiana, setting an ambitious target to draw Rs.75,000 crore in investments this year.

Flanked by state industry minister Sanjeev Arora and business leaders, the CM positioned the policy as a roadmap to making Punjab India's premier investment hub.

Addressing the gathering, Mann emphasised that the framework offers unprecedented flexibility. "The policy is designed to provide long-term stability. For the first time, we are allowing investors to curate their own incentive packages from a menu of 20 different options," he said.

Longer fiscal support, new subsidies

A major shift in the 2026 policy is the extension of the incent...