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March 03, 2026

THE Haryana government has proposed to set up three ‘wedding cities’ in the state in the next financial year that will attract guests from all around the world for destination weddings.

- HARPREET BAJWA @ Chandigarh

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini made this announcement on Monday while presenting the state budget for 2026-27.

Wearing a saffron turban, the chief minister, who also holds the finance portfolio, made a three-hour-long speech. Apart from creating the wedding cities in Gurugram, Kharkhoda and Pinjore, he also proposed to set up Haryana Agri-Power Distribution Corporation, a dedicated utility designed to cater to the farming sector and Haryana Green Climate Resilience Fund. He also said that his government would provide 20 % reservation to Agniveers in the state police force.

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