LAHORE: Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi presided over the 29th provincial cabinet meeting at the CM office on Saturday. An approval of funds Rs 5 billion was granted during the meeting for the improvement of treatment facilities in big hospitals of Punjab and for their upgradation as well. The cabinet decided to rent out lawn of Punjab House Karachi for the celebrations so as to enhance revenue. The lawn of Punjab House Karachi for holding celebrations can be rented out at Rs 300,000. Approval was also granted to make an agreement with the chain of any big hotel to rent out the lawn of Punjab House Karachi for holding celebrations.
Deputy Commissioner Lahore will be the Administrator of Metropolitan Corporation Lahore and an approval was granted in this regard. CM Mohsin Naqvi while directing to further improve financial assistance package for the family members of the government officials who die during performance of their duty stated that the financial assistance package after being improved should be submitted for approval in the next cabinet meeting. The meeting decided that kidney, psychological and drug addict patients will be provided quality health and rehabilitation facilities. The cabinet granted an approval to fix quality of material safety data sheet (MSDS) mechanism for treatment and rehabilitation of patients admitted in dialysis centres and for the psychological as well as drug addict patients admitted in the centers. Approval was also granted to delegate powers to the union councils under the programme “Ab Gaon Chamkein Gy”. Approval was granted of performance and audit reports of the Punjab government and district governments for the years 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23. The provincial ministers, advisers, chief secretary, IG Police, advocate General Punjab and officials concerned attended the meeting.