Development of southern Punjab high priority: chief minister

Punjab Chief Minister, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said that government is attaching top priority to the development of Southern Punjab and other backward areas and huge funds are being spent for this purpose.
He said that a cardiology institute is being completed with an estimated cost of Rs 1.2 billion while huge funds were allocated for the promotion of education and health sectors, water supply and sanitation schemes, infrastructure development and other projects.
He said that a number of development schemes have been completed in the area while work is in progress speedily on the others. He expressed these views while talking to members of Punjab Assembly and National Assembly of Southern Punjab who met the CM at Chief Minister's Secretariat, here on Sunday.
The CM said that education sector reforms programme is being implemented successfully in Multan as in other districts of the province due to which better academic facilities have become available to students. He said that an amount of Rs 4 billion would be spent on the establishment of University of Engineering and Technology Multan, while a home economic college, a university for women would also be established for the promotion of education in the area and a number of schools have been upgraded while several vocational institutes have also been established.
He said that in order to provide modern health facilities to the masses, an amount of Rs 12 crore is being spent under Health Sector Reforms Programme for the up-gradation of health centers. Similarly, he said, special attention is being paid to the improvement of road network in the area.
The delegation said that a record number of development projects have been executed by the government during the last four and half years. He said that the funds provided by the government for the uplift of Multan division are unprecedented.
They lauded the role of Chief Minister Punjab for the development of the area. They said that due to rapid development process in Multan, popularity of Pakistan Muslim League has grown tremendously in the area and public confidence has increased in the leadership of the party.