The Chief Minister of Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif said that billion of rupees have been spent on mega projects in the South Punjab and all departments are playing their role in the transparent spending of funds. He directed the authorities to utilise all development funds transparently and in time.
He was presiding over a meeting to review the progress of annual development programme for the financial year 2016-17, here on Monday.
He said the people can get benefits of development projects initiated by the government, if the funds assigned for these projects are utilised well in time and in a transparent manner. Billions of rupees are being spent on development projects in the South Punjab, he told adding that work on the biggest development program of Punjab is in progress during the current financial year and for the annual development program an amount o Rs 550 billion is being provided to present immense facilities to the people.
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said schemes to improve living standard of the people have been included in the annual development program and education, health, agriculture, water and other sectors have been given priority by the government. He said funds worth billions of rupees have been earmarked for the development and all-out funds will be provided for growth of the people of South Punjab.
He directed the authorities to complete all projects in South Punjab at the fast track. He said a visible change in South Punjab has been witnessed due to these initiatives of the Punjab government and delay in the projects for the provision of basic facilities to the people will not be tolerated. Effective monitoring of the development projects will continue, he added.
Chief Minister said speedy steps are being taken to restore the ineffective water supply schemes and we need to work with determination, hard work and passion to achieve all development goals. He said rural roads of thousands of kilometres length have been restored under the Khadim-e-Punjab Rural Roads Program which has provided facilities to villagers.
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