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Punjab (/ p ʌ n ˈ dʒ ɑː b / ⓘ; [8] Punjabi: [pənˈdʒɑːb] ⓘ) is a state in northwestern India.Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest; by the Indian union territories of Chandigarh to the east and ...
Punjab National Bank (abbreviated as PNB) is an Indian government public sector bank based in New Delhi. [ 5] It was founded in May 1894 and is the second-largest public sector bank in India in terms of its business volumes, with over 180 million customers, 12,248 branches, and 13,000+ ATMs. [ 6][ 3] PNB has a banking subsidiary in the UK (PNB ...
With an estimated 1,428,627,663 residents in 2023, India is the world's most populous country. [ 14] 1,210,193,422 residents were reported in the 2011 provisional census report. [ 363] Its population grew by 17.64% from 2001 to 2011, [ 364] compared to 21.54% growth in the previous decade (1991–2001). [ 364]
The Punjab was a region straddling India and the Afghan Durrani Empire. The following modern-day political divisions made up the historical Punjab region during the Sikh Empire: Punjab region, to Mithankot in the south Punjab, Pakistan, excluding Bahawalpur State; Punjab, India, south to areas just across the Sutlej river
The economy of Punjab is the 16th largest state economy in India with ₹8.02 lakh crore (US$96 billion) [ 1] (FY2024-25) in gross domestic product and a per capita GDP of US$3,338 (264,000) ranking 19th amongst Indian states. [ 7][ 8]
India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [ 1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model.
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Punjab is the most fertile province of the country as River Indus and its four major tributaries Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab and Sutlej flow through it. The province forms the bulk of the transnational Punjab region, divided in 1947 among Pakistan and India. [7] The provincial capital is Lahore — a cultural and cosmopolitan centre of Pakistan.