LAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to complete public welfare projects without delay and warned that no obstacle in that regard would be tolerated.
He was chairing a meeting here to review the progress made on the decisions of the cabinet meetings.
The chief minister said that in seven cabinet meetings a record had been set for the execution of official work by taking decisions on 371 agenda items. As many as 59 agenda items of local government, 45 for housing, 42 for the home department, 34 for revenue, 36 for finance, 23 for specialized healthcare and 19 for primary & secondary health were decided, he added.
He said that the necessary action for the recruitment should be completed soon, adding that education & healthcare projects and recruitment should be prioritized. He also directed to early complete the legislation for government departments to ensure good governance.
The CM said that the fee for hunting Chinkara for foreign hunters should be set at 25 thousand dollars in the next season.
He noted that the World Bank would give 200 million dollars to the Punjab Affordable Housing Project to provide houses to government employees on retirement. As many as 20 centers of excellence would also be established in TEVTA and vigilance would be done through drone technology in police and other departments, he said.
Secretaries of the concerned departments presented their reports on the progress made on the cabinet decisions. Former federal minister Moonis Elahi and Hussain Elahi MNA were also present.
The meeting was told that important projects would be completed in Punjab with foreign funding of 850 million dollars. Punjab Open Land Enhancement System would be implemented through foreign funding. The work was in progress on 825 development projects in Punjab and tenders had been issued for 323 local government projects. Meanwhile, a 70 percent increase in registration had been noted by reducing stamp duty by 100 percent.
Chief Secretary Abdullah Khan Sumbal, Principal Secretary to CM Muhammad Khan Bhatti, ACS Asadullah Khan, chairman P&D, secretaries of finance, higher education, local government, agriculture, excise and taxation, specialized healthcare and medical education, forestry, primary and secondary health and transport departments and others attended the meeting.