LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar, while chairing a meeting about Punjab budget 2020-21, here on Monday announced that more resources will be allocated for the health sector due to coronavirus pandemic and social sector development will be given importance.
The CM directed that next financial year's budgetary priorities and development programme be identified adding that it should be realistic in the wake of prevailing circumstances.
Chairman P&D and Secretary Finance briefed the participants about the upcoming budget and its ADP.
The CM said that education, transport, infrastructural development and provision of clean drinking water will be prioritised. He said the provincial government is fully committed to providing maximum relief to the common man.
He directed that solid steps be taken to provide facilities to the general public and instead of hiding behind jugglery of figures, the real situation should be projected in the budget. Innovative steps should be introduced to boost economic activities in the province, he stressed.
The chief minister directed to further curtail unnecessary expenditures adding that financial discipline and austerity policy be fully concentrated in the next budget. Promotion of public-private partnership based projects is the need of the hour and such projects be considered for the next ADP, he further said.
Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht, Chief Secretary, Chairman P&D, ACS (Urbanisation) and others attended the meeting.
Moreover, the CM has directed strict compliance of SOPs in markets and other commercial areas along with effective monitoring to ensure SOPs' implementation for curtailing the spread of coronavirus.
In a statement, the CM appealed to the people to follow government instructions as observance of SOPs is in their interest. Continuation of employment opportunities is essential along with observance of SOPs and everyone will have to exhibit socially responsible behaviour, he said.
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