Chandigarh:
The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday gave formal approval to the creation of Malerkotla as the state’s 23rd district.
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had announced the creation of a new district of Malerkotla, carving the state’s Muslim-majority town from Sangrur district, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on May 14.
The cabinet meeting, chaired by Mr Singh, was held in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
The cabinet also gave its go-ahead for upgrading Amargarh, which was part of the Malerkotla sub-division, as sub-division or tehsil.
Malerkotla district would now consist of three sub-divisi
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