The government is all set to make functional 116 water filtration plants installed by the Punjab Saaf Pani Company through the Public Health Engineering Department, while the assets of the company will be transferred after it is dissolved.
The decision was taken in the 37th meeting of the Cabinet Committee for Finance and Development chaired by Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht on Monday.
The meeting also decided to approve hiring of officials in Punjab Infrastructure Development Authority, a Rs4.71 billion grant for Public Sector Development Programme, making the water filtration plants functional, the community development programme, and establishment of the offices in Bahawalpur and Multan for the South Punjab Secretariat and a Public Finance Management Unit in the Finance Department.
The meeting also gave the nod for the establishment of the Punjab University Medical College and its allied hospital.
Instructions were also issued to develop a comprehensive plan with the consultation of all the stakeholders before the establishment of the new offices in Multan and Bahawalpur for the South Punjab Secretariat.
The minister ordered the finance and planning and development departments to resolve the concerns of a standing committee on the establishment of the Public Finance Management Unit.
Adviser to Chief Minister Dr Salman Shah stressed the need for checking the department’s spending and performance in the public finance management unit. The chief secretary stressed the need for improving the efficiency of the law department, the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) and PPRA and keeping the size of the Public Finance Management Unit small.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 21st, 2020.
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