Kapurthala, June 22 -- The Punjab government has delegated administrative powers to Phagwara's additional deputy commissioner (ADC), allowing local residents to access essential citizen-centric services without travelling to Kapurthala.

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann ordered this during a 'Lok Milni' event in Phagwara on Thursday. He acted on a request by Member of Parliament Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal.

The CM directed the DC, Kapurthala, to look into it and delegate the powers so that people need not go to district headquarters for their daily administrative works.

Deputy commissioner Akash Bansal entrusted the additional deputy commissioner (general), Phagwara, with the responsibility of independently delivering a wide range of public serv...