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PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed to operationalise and functionalise the existing government infrastructure under the three year accelerated Implementation programme in the newly merged tribal districts adding that the required human resources should be recruited for the purpose on priority basis.

Mahmood stressed that health and education are priority areas in the newly merged districts further directing that ground breaking of mega developmental projects should be initiated immediately with specified timelines for completion of the projects. While chairing a meeting regarding developmental project to be undertaken by the incumbent government, the Chief Minister directed to remove procedural bottlenecks and facilitate general population on the use of Sehat Insaf Card.

He unequivocally stressed on the need of providing efficient healthcare services adding that billions of rupees are spent every year in the health sector which should be utilized efficiently so that every citizen of the province is provided with the best healthcare facilities.

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The meeting was also attended by Minister of Information Shaukat Yousafzai, Minister Finance Taimur Saleem Jhagra, Additional Chief Secretary Dr Shehzad Khan Bangash, Principle Secretary to Chief Minister Shahab Ali Shah, administrative secretaries of the department concerned and other officials.

The CM was briefed in detail regarding work progress on 21 developmental schemes in seven different sectors.

The Chief Minister was informed that the Federal Board of Investment will give its approval for changing the status of Rashakai Economic Zone to special economic zone in the meeting to be held tomorrow at Islamabad whereas the developmental agreement for the project will also be finalized within the next three days. In addition to fixing of timelines, the Chief Minister also directed to elucidate the necessary assistance required from the federal government for initiating civil and developmental works in the Rashakai Economic Zone.

With regards to the progress on Insaf Rozgar Scheme, the meeting was informed that physical verification of five thousand applicants is currently under process. The Chief Minister directed to expedite the verification process in addition to launching an effective awareness campaign so as to ensure timely receiving of additional applications.

CM also directed to initiate simultaneous work on Cities Development Project in the five divisional headquarters which will be helpful in industrialisation of the province.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 6^th, 2019.