Social and economic justice: minister for building a society based on principles

Provincial Minister for Human Rights & Minorities Affairs Khalil Tahir Sindhu said on Friday that the Punjab government was determined to build a society based on principles of social and economic justice. As a part of its ambitious growth and development agenda, the government is investing in the socio-economic capital of the province. To achieve these goals our government has been observing the highest standards of transparency, economy and efficiency in public spending.
These views were stated by the minister while addressing a ceremony at 90 Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam on the 16th, 17th and 18th balloting of the RIMS, Amanat scheme. The minister also announced the prizes for the winners of Toyota Corolla, Honda City, Honda CD-70, Umrah Tickets, Tablets, Food Coupons and LED TVs. The minister in his remarks congratulated PRA in introducing this innovative and exciting way for generating taxes and spreading tax awareness amongst the masses. He made an obsessive call to keep up the good work and further innovate such tax generating ideas by conducting workshops and tax clinics to educate the people of Pakistan.
Chairman PRA Dr Raheel Siddiqui talked about the reforms taken by PRA in achieving its targets - enforcement of restaurant invoice management system (RIMS), introduction of sales tax real time invoice verification system (STRIVE), conducting of tax clinics, establishment of e-courts, introduction of senior and junior internship program, setting up of virtual learning environment (VLE) for training of officers. He further went on to describe and reiterate the future plans of the department of collaboration with FBR, excise & taxation and social security & industrial departments for sharing of tax payer directory.