Punjab Cabinet formally approves LG depts’ transaction plan

LAHORE:The 48th meeting of the Punjab Cabinet was held under the chair of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at CM’s Secretariat here on Saturday.

The meeting gave principle approval of the transaction plan of local governments. It was decided to constitute a high-level cabinet committee comprising legal and constitutional experts, including ministers of law, local government and prosecution departments, Advocate General Punjab and other high ranked officers for devising the strategy for the implementation on transaction plan.

The committee will review every aspect of the transaction plan and will submit its recommendations. The Chief Minister directed the provincial ministers, advisors and special assistants to fully participate in the celebrations of Ashra Shan-e-Rehmatul-lil-Alameen which will continue till 12 of Rabi-ul-Awal in Punjab.

Special ceremonies will be held at tehsil, district, division and provincial level, he added. The cabinet meeting also ratified the decisions of the 60th, 61st and 62nd meeting of Cabinet Standing Committee for Finance and Development, and 68th and 69th meetings of the Cabinet Standing Committee on Legal Affairs. Provincial ministers, advisors, special assistants, chief secretaries and concerned officials attended the meeting.