Barnala became a district on 19/11/2006 and Sr. Surjit Singh Dhillon was the first to be appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Barnala. District Barnala has two sub-divisions Barnala and Tapa, three sub-tehsil Tapa, Bhadaur, Dhanaula and three blocks Barnala, Sehna and Mehal Kalan. District has 5 Municipal committees. Seat of Parliament is attached with Sangroor.Every Department has well established office for the local people convenience. District has 126 villages. Number of Schools are 100 including 32 Senior Sec. Schools, 34 High Schools and 34 Elementary Schools. In the field of Handicrafts and Manufacturing also Barnala District had achieved a remarkable achievements. Two major and leading industries have been established in district. One is The