Metro bus projects would also be started in three more cities within a year: Kh. Ahmad Hasaan

Lahore: Metro bus projects would also be started in Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Multan during current financial year for providing affordable and modern transport facilities to the people. An amount of three billion rupees has been allocated for providing best public transport to the people in the next financial year’s budget.

This was stated by Kh. Ahmad Hasaan, Central leader of PML-N, here today. He said that Punjab government’s budget is reflective of public aspirations in which Rs.210 billion have been allocated for education and Rs.82 billion for health sectors. He termed the announcement of provision of missing facilities to government schools of the province during next two years as a historical step and said that the educational standard would enhance substantially in the province due to allocation of Rs.7.5 billion for this purpose. He said that through the construction of six new Daanish schools, quality education will become available to the poor but talented students of far-flung areas.

Kh. Ahmad Hasaan said that the decision for effective enforcement of agriculture income tax law on big landlords and the luxury tax on 2-kanal and big bungalows for the first time in the history of the country is a welcoming step. He said that the decision of issuing health cards to the less-privileged segments of the society for providing best treatment facilities also reflects the priorities of Punjab government. He said that 30 percent curtailment in the budget of Chief Minister’s office and 15 percent in the expenditures of all provincial departments, ban on purchase of government vehicles and withdrawal of discretionary grant and furniture grant for the houses of provincial ministers are such revolutionary steps which can only be taken by Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.

Kh. Ahmad Hasaan further said that the government of PML-N has made planning of generating electricity on war footing in the province and a huge amount of Rs.20.43 billion has been allocated for various development projects in energy sector. He said that the decision of providing tube wells to the farmers to be run through solar energy and biogas will provide a foundation of an agriculture revolution in the province.