LAHORE:The second meeting of the Board of Directors of Horticulture Agency Lahore (HAL) was held under the chairmanship of Ghazali Saleem Butt, Chairman, Board of Directors.
The meeting was attended by Ahmad Usman Javaid, Managing Director, Horticulture Agency Lahore, Additional Managing Directors, and representatives of the Housing, Finance, Planning and Development departments, along with other relevant departmental representatives.
The meeting reviewed agenda items and matters concerning various directorates of Horticulture Agency Lahore.
The Board approved a budget of Rs. 9.6 billion for Horticulture Agency Lahore for the financial year 2026-27. An allocation of Rs. 50 million was also approved for the Chrysanthemum Exhibition 2027.
To improve the agency’s administrative framework, the Board recommended the adoption of the Government of Punjab’s Service Rules, Pension Rules and PEEDA Act. It also recommended renaming the post of AMD Headquarters as AMD Operations and redesignating the post of Project Director as Director Horticulture.
The meeting approved the agency’s authority to charge standard service charges of 12.5 percent on deposit works. A 5 percent increase in outdoor advertisement rates and a 10 percent increase in park booking charges for events were also approved. The Board further approved empowering the Director Coordination to impose penalties in cases of violations of lease conditions.
Under the Public-Private Partnership framework, approval was granted to place Fatima Jinnah Park, Shadman, under the management of Crescent School.
The Board also approved the development of executive washrooms in parks to improve public facilities and the leasing of the cinema and open-air theatre at Greater Iqbal Park.
The Board reviewed various administrative, financial and operational proposals aimed at improving the agency’s institutional performance, strengthening operational efficiency and providing better facilities to the citizens of Lahore.