Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation of Fazilka and Pathankot as the new districts of the state following the recommendations of the Committee of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and Local Government Minister Tiksan Sud. A decision to this effect was taken at Chandigarh in a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by the Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Wednesday evening. An official spokesman said that with this decision the total number of districts in Punjab has gone up from 20 to 22. Newly created Fazilka district would consist of three sub-divisions viz Fazilka, Jalalabad and Abohar besides three sub-tehsils Arniwala Sheikh Suban, Sito Guno and Khuian Sarwar. Likewise, the Pathankot district would comprise two sub-divisions of Pathankot and Dharkalan along with two Sub-Tehsils of Narot Jaimal Singh and Bamial. The Cabinet also approved creation of posts of officers as well as the ministerial staff for these two newly created districts according to the government norms.