Early crushing: Amendments to laws for regulating Punjab's sugar mills approved

The Standing Committee of Punjab Cabinet on Legislative Business nods to amend the laws regulating sugar mills of Punjab enabling early start of crushing season and ensuring recovery of arrears of the farmers from the sugar mills owners by empowering the Cane Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners across province.
The approval for numerous amendments suggested by different departments was accorded in 10th meeting of the Committee held at the Civil Secretariat chaired by the Provincial Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Local Government, Raja Basharat the other day.
The meeting was also attended by the Provincial Minister for Excise, Taxation and Anti-Narcotics, Hafiz Mumtaz Ahmad, Provincial Minister for Higher Education, Raja Yasir Hamyun and officers of concerned departments among others. he Committee approving minutes of last meeting, also decided to accede the amendments in the Anti-Narcotics laws in order to crush the culprits preparing, selling and importing or exporting the drugs and narcotics in society.
The amended law suggested enhanced imprisonment and penalties for such elements. The Excise, Taxation & Anti-narcotics department suggested strict measurements to be taken by the public and private schools authorities to keep a close check on the students as well as on the drug traffickers. The Senior Member Board of Revenue introduced fourteen amendments in the existing policies regulating lease and sale of state lands all accepted by the house.