The main provisions of the Punjab Accord were as given below :
(i) Chandigarh would be transferred to Punjab.
(ii) A separate commission would be appointed to resolve the border dispute between Punjab and Haryana.

(iii) A tribunal would be set up to decide the sharing of Ravi-Beas river water among Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.

(iv) Compensation would be provided to and better treatment of those affected by the militancy in Punjab.

(v) It was also agreed that the application of Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Punjab would be withdrawn.

The provisions of the Punjab Accord can be the basis for further tensions between the Punjab and the neighboring States of Haryana and Rajasthan because the main disputes regarding Chandigarh and Ravi-Beas water were not decided by the accord. These were deferred and were to be decided by the commission or tribunal to be appointment later. That is why the question of