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The World-Wide Lottery Guide is
brought to you with the compliments of
| Punjab State Lotteries |
| Address: |
Punjab State Lotteries
SCO 106-108,
Batra Building, Sector 17-D, Chandigarh , 2708860, 2702879 |
| Internet: |
www.punjabstatelotteries.gov.in |
| Phone: |
Tel: +91 172 2702634 |
| Fax: |
Fax: +91 172-2702634 |
| Population: |
1,129,866,154 (July 2007 est.) |
| Director Lotteries : |
Mrs. Jaspreet Talwar, I.A.S. |
| Start - up: |
1968 |
| Sales FY : |
N/A |
| Number of Employees |
50 |
| Games Offered: |
Monthly Lottery, Bumper Lottery, Weekly Lottery |
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Directorate of Punjab State Lotteries came
into existence in the 1968 as a wing of the Finance Department with a view to
curbing illegal activities like satta, matka etc and to organize lotteries, at
regular intervals, so as to mobilize resources for the State Exchequer. The
total staff strength of the department is around fifty. The Government of
Punjab runs its lotteries strictly as per the provisions of the Lotteries
(Regulations) Act 1998. Under Section 12 of the Act, the department had framed
its rules i.e. Punjab State Lotteries Rules 1998.
Punjab State Lotteries has
appointed four Sole Selling Agents (SSA) for the Sale of weekly lotteries in
Punjab. The SSAs has further appointed Agents and the Agents further have
Retailers under them
 Punjab State
Lotteries Launch Website
CHANDIGARH, Punjab India (February
12, 2008) -- Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal launched the website of the
Directorate of Lotteries at a simple function held in Punjab
Bhawan..........Subscribers
Punjab Government Predicts Bumper Year From
Lotteries
CHANDIGARH, Punjab, India (February 13, 2008)
– The Punjab government aims to generate revenue of Rs 200 crore from
lotteries in the next fiscal, while its collections this year would certainly
be more than last financial year.............Subscribers 
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