Lahore, February 15, 2022 (PPI-OT):A meeting was held under the chair of Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar at the commissioner’s office in Rawalpindi. Ministers and assembly members of the Rawalpindi division presented suggestions about public welfare schemes. Speaking on the occasion, The CM highlighted that so much work has been done in Punjab that it would take a long time to explain. The incumbent government has also presented a record budget in provincial history and Punjab has set a record by utilizing a 54 per cent development budget.
“We would not be left behind and a record development budget would be presented next year again,” he added. The process of meeting with the public representatives at the divisional level was being resumed; he said and appreciated that the public representatives of Rawalpindi have always extended unconditional support.
The CM told that the government would launch good and reliable candidates in the local body’s elections and the board would decide about the candidates. Every mega project of each district is known to me as I am personally monitoring the development process, the CM remarked. Giving the details, he said that 23 new hospitals have been built while 158 hospitals have been upgraded. He stated, “Where there is a shortage of resources we would meet it.” The charter of 12 new universities has been finalized and would be submitted for approval soon.
Meanwhile, five new dams were being constructed, having more capacity than 58 dams built in the past. The Jalalpur irrigation project would promote the green revolution; he said and added that roads’ infrastructure was being improved in Murree. A safe city project will also be introduced, he confirmed. The CM asserted that the government cares for all and it would also issue labour cards and farmer cards. Alongside, the first phase of providing 130,000 jobs across the province has already started, he remarked.
Commissioner Rawalpindi briefed that 3631 ongoing and new development projects would be completed at a cost of Rs.207 billion in the Rawalpindi division. It includes 765 ADP, 851 CDP, 22 RAP and 1993 SAP schemes. Rawalpindi ring road project would resolve the traffic problems while the lai expressway and flood channel projects would be completed at a cost of Rs.30.30 billion. Alongside, new universities would be set up in Attock and Chakwal.
Three parking cum commercial plazas would also be built in Rawalpindi, he added. RPO Rawalpindi said that a new sub-division has been set up in Murree while two police stations would also be activated soon. Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, Provincial Ministers Raja Basharat, Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chauhan, Malik Anwar, Raja Rashid Hafeez, Yasir Humayun, Yawar Bukhari, MNAs and MPAs and women parliamentarians attended the meeting.
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