CM Gandapur calls for operationalising BHUs

During his visit to district Mardan the CM chaired an important meeting at the office of the Commissioner Mardan.

PESHAWAR:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has directed that all non-functional Basic Health Units (BHUs) be made operational immediately. He also ordered that staff shortages be addressed through ad-hoc hiring, with the process to be completed within one month.

Similarly, he instructed that the provision of missing facilities in schools should be addressed on priority basis, with a special focus on providing such facilities in girls' schools first.

During his day long visit to district Mardan on Wednesday, the CM chaired an important meeting at the office of the Commissioner Mardan.

Elected public representatives from Mardan Division, the chief secretary, additional chief secretaries, relevant administrative secretaries, and senior officials from divisional and district administrations attended the meeting.

The meeting took a detailed review of governance matters and the progress on development projects reflected in the development program.

The divisional administration also briefed the chief minister on the implementation of the provincial government's good governance strategy and his public agenda across all sectors.

Expressing satisfaction over governance and development-related matters in the division, the CM instructed the authorities to take necessary steps to further improve these areas.

He emphasized that health and education sectors are one of the priority areas of the provincial government, and special attention should be given to the service delivery in these sectors.

He directed that special attention should be given to resolving revenue cases including "Khana Kasht" cases, a crackdown should be launched against land mafia occupying state land, and unused government land should be utilized under the new lease policy of the provincial government to generate revenue.

Gandapur directed that viable proposals for resolving the issue of Auqaf land in Mardan should be submitted within one month.