Lahore, December 11, 2021 (PPI-OT):Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that Mianwali is the hometown of Prime Minister Imran Khan as well as mine too and a stronghold of PTI. The government will come up to the expectations of the people and for this purpose, we are working round the clock. The government will achieve its development goals and the journey of progress and prosperity will continue under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The Punjab Government has ring-fenced District Development Package of Rs. 360 billion for the uniform development of each area. Through the District Development package, the resources have been diverted to the backward areas. Usman Buzdar said that for the first time in the history of Punjab, special funds have been allocated for the backward areas. The government will ensure the composite development of each district.
Usman Buzdar said that the government is making serious efforts to remove the deprivations and backwardness of remote areas. This was stated by him while addressing a public gathering after the inaugurations and foundation stone laying ceremonies by PM Imran Khan in Mianwali, today. The Chief Minister said that our government has made a huge increase of Rs. 85 billion in annual development program 2021-22.
This extraordinary increase has taken the overall volume of ADP of Punjab to Rs. 645 billion. This volume will reach Rs. 740 billion if PSDP is also included. No government has ever given such a huge development budget in the history of Punjab. This will start a new era of development in the province. He termed Sehat Insaaf Card a remarkable initiative that will ensure the provision of quality healthcare facilities free of cost to every citizen of the province. He said that soon every citizen of Punjab will have Sehat Insaaf Card.
He said that work has already been started to provide one lakh jobs on merit in Punjab. He said that the PTI government has completed public welfare-oriented projects in its short span of three years which the former governments failed to do in their 70 years. There were only seven universities in the past but our government has set up 21 universities in the last 3 years. Similarly, only 1500 schools were upgraded in the past but the present government has upgraded 27 thousand schools.
There was only 12 cement factories but the incumbent government has issued NOC to 16 more cement factories out of these 3 cement factories will be set up in Mianwali. There were only 3 special economic zones in the past but the PTI government has established 13 special economic zones in Punjab.
He further maintained that under Prime Minister’s Package-I development projects of worth Rs. 25.91 billion have been completed in Mianwali. Whereas, under Prime Minister’s Package-II, work on 844 development schemes has been started. He said that several development projects have been inaugurated and the foundation stone has been laid, today.
Rs 2.17 billion will be spent on the upgradation of 39 km long Kala Bagh Shaker Dara road. Similarly, 200-bed Mother and Child Hospital is being speedily completed in Mianwali. Moreover, Rs. 2 billion is being spent on the upgradation of DHQ Hospital.
He said that Balksar Mianwali Muzaffargarh Road is being completed at a sum of Rs. 13.5 billion will prove to be a lifeline for the residents of the area. He thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan for the construction and repair project of 237 km long MM Road.
He said that the Punjab Cabinet has approved the new Local Government Act. He said that the new system would resolve the people’s problems at their doorsteps and the fruits of development would reach at the grass-root level. There will be an upper-level council that will make all the decisions in Mianwali.
The people of Mianwali will themselves elect their representatives. The government will conduct this election on a party basis. The dreams of the Prime Minister are being materialized. We are serving the people of the province with good intentions and will continue to do so, CM concluded.
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