The government has earmarked a record Rs345 billion for development projects in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) of 2014-2015, the chief minister told a meeting.
He said three districts and officers from three departments utilising the development budget most efficiently would be awarded commendatory certificates.
Those showing poor performance would be held accountable, he said.
He ordered that a system be introduced to review allocation and utilisation of development funds.
Sharif said there should be third party audit of all government schemes. He said district development committees had been formed to implement the development programme.
The chief minister said a permanent cabinet committee should be formed to monitor the ADP implementation.
Sharif directed the chief secretary to hold meetings twice a month to review progress on government schemes. He called for steps to increase the revenue so that additional funds could be provided for development schemes.
National Assembly Member Hamza Shahbaz, Finance Minister Mujtba Shujaur Rehman, Punjab Assembly Member Ayesha Ghaus Pasha, the Planning and Development Board chairman and the finance secretary attended the meeting.
Modern transport
The chief minister approved the 2014-15 budget of the Punjab Metro Bus Authority.
He chaired a meeting of the authority that approved purchase of 68 buses for the Rawalpindi-Islamabad metro bus project.
The meeting also discussed the Orange Line Metro Train project. The chief minister said the government was implementing a comprehensive programme for the provision of safe, comfortable and economical travel services to people.
He said effective measures had been taken for the improvement of transport sector.
Sharif said nearly 175,000 people were benefitting daily from Metro Bus in Lahore. He said the proposed metro train would revolutionise the transport sector in the country.
He said feasibility studies of two similar projects – Purple Line Metro Train and Blue Line Metro Train – would also be carried out soon.
The chief minister said that the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus project would hopefully be completed this year.
He said the foundation stone of Metro Bus project in Multan would be laid on August 14.
Earlier, the Punjab Metro Bus Authority managing director briefed the meeting about its projects.
Lahore Transport Company chairman Khwaja Ahmad Hassaan, and provincial assembly members Waheed Alam Khan, Malik Ibrar Ahmad, Khwaja Imran Nazir, Ramazan Siddique Bhatti, Hafiz Mian Nauman and Muhammad Iftikhar Ahmad attended the meeting.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 25th, 2014.
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"Sharif said there should be third party audit of all government schemes."???
There should a third party audit to check if the NFC award money from federal govt. is being equally distributed in all the 36 districts of Punjab. Why not have local bodies elections, so that smaller districts could get equal share and could spend where they see is important.