Shahbaz chairs high level meeting: implementation of uplift schemes reviewed

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif presided over a high level meeting here Sunday which reviewed the pace of implementation of Annual Development Programme and Special City Development Package. Senator Ishaq Dar, Member National Assembly, Engineer Khurram Dastagir Khan, Chief Secretary, Chairman Planning and Development, secretaries of finance, health, higher education and all divisional commissioners were present.
The meeting reviewed in detail the pace of implementation of development schemes throughout the province. Addressing the meeting, the chief minister said that government has allocated billions of rupees for the speedy development of the province and provision of basic amenities to the masses and development projects are being executed expeditiously so that people could benefit from them as early as possible. He said that special measures are being taken for the development of less-developed areas and public welfare projects are being completed in south Punjab on priority basis.
He said that transparency, top quality construction work and early completion of development projects is the priority of the government. He directed that a high standard of development of the projects should be ensured
He said that work on development schemes is in progress, however, Chief Secretary and Chairman P&D should ensure that all remaining uplift schemes are also initiated by 10th March and the hurdles in this regard should be immediately removed. He said that best contractors should be selected for development schemes. He also issued instructions for the early completion of Bhatta Chowk extension project for the benefit of the people. He said that a detailed briefing should be given to him regarding implementation of development projects in the province and special city development package on March 3.
Earlier, Chief Secretary Nasir Mehmood Khosa and Chairman P&D Javed Aslam briefed the chief minister about pace of implementation of the projects under Annual Development Programmes and Special City Development Package.
The meeting was informed that 98 schemes out of 116 of Special City Development Package have been approved. Divisional Commissioners also informed about ongoing development schemes in their respective areas.