The Punjab government today approved a proposal to make it mandatory for all the 117 MLAs to declare their immovable properties in January of every year. An official spokesman said that the decision to this effect was taken at a Cabinet meeting held Chandigarh in under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. <br />''<br />''<br />''He said the cabinet approved the necessary amendment in The Punjab Legislative Assembly (Salaries and Allowances of Members) Act, 1942 for this purpose, in line with the desire of the Speaker Punjab Vidhan Sabha (Assembly). <br />''  <br />''In another decision, the Cabinet also gave its nod to the creation of 4,521 new posts for the Bureau of Investigation.<br />''  <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Supreme Court had in July 2014 directed separation of investigative and law and order functions of the police to reduce the burden on the men and bring greater efficiency into their working.</span><br />