Commissioners to identify ghost workers

Punjab Caretaker Minister for Local Government and Community Development (LG&CD) Ibrahim Hasan Murad has directed the commissioners to identify ‘ghost’ workers from waste management companies as well as from other subordinate offices besides ensuring timely resolution of citizens' complaints.

He expressed these views during a meeting on Saturday with commissioners to discuss standard of municipal services to masses and law and order situation in Gujranwala and Bahawalpur divisions.

The minister gave various targets to the commissioners for improvement of municipal services in the districts across their divisions and asked them to create realisation among the subordinate officers that they were actually servants of people.

Murad directed the officers concerned that an effective plan should be made for the success of the proposed 30-day "Safai Nisaf Iman" campaign and all streetlights should be switched to LED to save electricity.

He said for effective elimination of encroachments, separate places should be allocated for the cart vendors and they should be shifted there. The provincial minister said plans should be initiated for establishment of model cemeteries. He urged the.

He said the best facilities should be provided in cattle markets across the divisions by ending overcharging.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 26^th, 2023.