Lahore: Minister for Local Government Zeeshan Rafique has said that under Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s Sohna (beautiful) Punjab Program, the work on making 9 villages model has been completed, while the target of making 40 model villages will be achieved soon.
He was presiding over a review meeting on model villages held at the Civil Secretariat via video link. Secretary Local Government Shakeel Ahmed Mian, Special Secretaries Shahid Zaman Luck and Arshad Baig also attended. Punjab Rural Municipal Services Company (PRMSC) CEO Khurram Pervez briefed the provincial minister on the progress made so far.
Minister for Local Government Zeeshan Rafique said that according to the vision of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, development work is underway in 485 villages of Punjab. He said that the 9 villages in which the work has been completed include Chak 70 EB Pakpattan, Chak 99 Lodhran, Ghaniye ke village Kasur, Chak 81 WB Vehari, Pindi Amulak Narowal, Dari Chachran Rahim Yar Khan.
Zeeshan Rafique said that the schemes have also been completed in village Rekrra and Village Council No. 2 DG Khan and village Balarke Sheikhupura. He said that work is going on at a fast pace in 124 villages under the supervision of PRMSC. “More funds in the new fiscal year budget will facilitate the achievement of the set targets”, he hoped. He said that Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif wants to make more villages exemplary in the next phase. “Streets will be paved and a sewage system will be built in every model village”, he added. The Minister further said that the installation of street lights and construction of a park are also part of the program. He said that monitoring has improved by making District Officers (IandS) coordinators in the respective districts.