Usman Buzdar proudly present 100 days performance of Punjab Government

Lahore : Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the time has come to materialise the dream of Prime Minister Imran Khan to make new Pakistan. Imran Khan has laid the foundation of a big change by appointing the chief minister from a remote area which is deprived of basic facilities. The efforts of 100 day plan are the result of teamwork and every member of my team deserves praise.

He was addressing a special ceremony regarding 100 performance of the Punjab government held at Aiwan-e-Iqbal.

The chief minister said executive committees have been formed at federal and provincial level to accomplish the promise of creation of South Punjab province on administrative grounds.

In the first phase, independent secretariat will start functioning from July 1, 2019. First time in the history of the province, indiscriminate action against encroachments has been launched and more than one lakh acres of land valuing about 171 billion rupees has been retrieved in the first 100 days.

He said Prime Minister Imran Khan understands problems of the people and he has presented the idea of panahgah (shelter homes) for the homeless people. We have immediately set up shelter homes on his directions where food, security and basic health facilities are being provided to the people.

The chief minister said revolutionary local government system of Punjab is being formed and first time in history 30 percent of development funds will be transferred to local government institutions directly due to which people will be empowered at the grassroots level. While the committee on police reforms has started its work and the new law of DRC will be presented in the assembly soon in this connection. The practical steps have been started to provide homes to the people under the PM’s housing scheme ‘ApnaGhar’ and the process  of giving interest-free loans up to five lakhs has been started with the collaboration of Akhuwat. The new industrial policy has been approved under which eight new economic zones will be set up due to which more than 1.2 million youth will get jobs. He said new labour policy 2018 is being introduced for the welfare and protection of rights of labourers.

CM Usman Buzdar said the provision of health facilities is the priority of 100 days plan. The scope of the Insaaf Health Cards will be enhanced to whole of the province after its startin 17 districts. Recruitments to nine thousands posts of doctors, women medical officers and nurses has been completed. Five mother and child healthcare centres will be set up. The project of Nishtar 2 in Multan will be launched soon. New education policy in Punjab titled ‘’ New Deal for Schools 2018-23’’ has been introduced under which work to improve the quality of learning and teaching has started. Reforms plan for necessary reforms in higher education has been finalised. We want to give the sense of protection and economic empowerment to women.The Artist Health Insurance is also being introduced and a proposal of setting up of Sufi university in Punjab is also being reviewed.