LAHORE: The Punjab cabinet committee for finance and development Friday approved upgrading police prison vans with a supplementary grant of Rs 71 million.
The cabinet committee’s 68th meeting was held under the chair of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar here at his office. Punjab chief secretary, additional chief secretary, chairman P&D, secretary finance, secretary primary and secondary health and others attended the meeting.
The meeting approved Rs 30.80 million grant-in-aid for sports associations along with approving the revision of PC-1 for remodelling of Ammar Chowk airport road Rawalpindi.
The inclusion of a drainage scheme valuing Rs 30 million of a suburban village of Sargodha in ADP 2021-22 was approved.
The meeting accorded approval for including a dual carriageway scheme from Syedwala Chowk Bosan Road to Head Muhammadwala in Multan in ADP 2021-22 and approved Rs 1184 million for it. Provision of bulldozers for repair and maintenance of roads in Barthi area of Koh-e-Suleman was also approved.
Meanwhile, the upgradation of BHU Kuntraila to RHC in Gujjar Khan tehsil, along with its inclusion in ADP 2021-22 and approval of a supplementary grant of Rs 120 million was recommended by the participants.
It also approved the release of funds for newly constructed boys primary schools in Basti Dangu union council Barthi and Basti Khayaniwhet union council Barthi in tehsil Koh-e-Suleman.
It was further decided to constitute a ministerial committee to finalise a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Balochistan government for establishing a health facility in the Rakhni area of Balochistan by the Punjab government.