Punjab government is spending more than Rs 4 billion on the construction of labour complexes and hospitals in various key industrial towns of the province. Official sources told Business Recorder on Monday here that the government has concentrated its special attention on resolving the problems pertaining to health, education and accommodation is being faced by the industrial workers in the province.
The government has decided to construct labour complexes adjacent to industrial estates costing Rs 2.8 billion in major industrial towns of the province. Each labour complex would consist of a community and commercial centre, residential colony, dispensary, vocational training and a school for the children of industrial workers.
In order to provide maximum health facilities to the industrial workers and their dependents social security hospitals costing Rs 2 billion were being constructed in various industrial towns of Punjab.
In Sialkot, the construction work on an ultra modern 100-bed hospital is in full swing in Sialkot, while the facility of cardiology, gynaecology and haemo-dialysis would be provided in the hospital. The hospital would be completed at a cost of Rs 120 million, while Rs 150 million would be spent on equipping the hospital with the latest medical machinery, sources disclosed.
Apart from this, the construction work on second labour colony of Sialkot costing Rs 780 million would be started shortly. The proposed colony was being constructed at Sialkot-Sambrial road and it would be consists of 1000 flats where all basic facilities would be ensured, sources added.
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