120 villages set for living conditions upgrade

The provincial government has decided to introduce a Punjab Prosperous Villages Act and launched a pilot project in 120 villages to improve rural infrastructure and living conditions. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday, where a briefing was given on a plan to transform villages across the province into model settlements. The chief minister approved the formation of village committees in consultation with elected public representatives and sought an immediate plan for their establishment. The committees will oversee local development initiatives, with the relevant assistant commissioner serving as head and the deputy commissioner supervising the committees and projects. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz also addressed the 89th convocation of Kinnaird College for Women, where she announced laptops for position-holding students and five buses for the institution.