Funds has been approved for population welfare department :Zakia Shahnawaz

Lahore : Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab, Begum Zakia Shahnawaz has said that approval has been given to funds of Annual Development Programme of Population Welfare Department.

She stated this while talking to Secretary Population Welfare, Altaf Ezed Khan during visit to office of Population Welfare today. Special Assistant on Population Welfare, Begum Naseem Bano and Director General Saleem Qaiser were also present on the occasion. Secretary Population Welfare AltafEzed Khan apprised Begum Zakia Shahnawaz of the progress of ongoing development programs of the department. He also told about the active participation of the department in anti-dengue campaign of Punjab government.

Begum Zakia Shahnawaz asked Provincial Secretary to regularly monitor the ongoingprogrammess of Population Welfare in accordance with the vision of Punjab government. Presence of officers and staff should be ensured and they should be directed to perform their duties wholeheartedly, she added. Later, she paid a detailed visit to the office of Population Welfare and expressed satisfaction over the measures being taken regarding eradication of dengue.