Administrative divisions:
17 districts:

	Amritsar
	Bhatinda
	Faridkot
	Fatehgarh
	Ferozepur
	Gurdaspur
	Hoshiarpur
	Jalandhar
	Kapurthala
	Ludhiana
	Mansa
	Moga
	Muktsar
	Nawanshahr
	Patiala
	Ropar
	Sangrur

138 Community Development Blocks

134 Urban areas
The main towns are: Amritsar, Batala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana,  Mohali, Patiala, Ferozepur, Bathinda, Mandi Gobindgarh and Rajpura.                                                                        

The Governor of Punjab: Former Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, Om Parkash Verma (66), is the 30th Governor of Punjab. He comes in place of Lieut-Gen JFR Jacob (retd). General Jacob was appointed Governor of Punjab-cum-Administrator of Chandigarh in November, 1999.
The Chief Minister of Punjab: Captain Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab, a man of long experience in politics and administration. Cabinet