Lahore, June 26, 2019 (PPI-OT): Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar held a detailed meeting with the MPAs of Lahore division at the committee room of Punjab Assembly on Wednesday. The assembly members apprised the Chief Minister about the problems and public welfare schemes of their areas and instructions were issued by the Chief Minister for the solution of problems faced by the people.
On the demand of the assembly members, the Chief Minister directed to investigate the release of billions of rupees funds and their expenditures for the constituencies situated in Lahore during the previous tenure and added that resources are a sacred trust of the people and their personal utilization is dishonesty. We are a custodian of every government penny and impartial inquiry will be held about the release and utilization of funds amounting to billions of rupees for constituencies before elections during the previous tenure, he added.
No one will be allowed to loot the national resources and public money will only be spent on the welfare of the people. He said that every possible step will be adopted for providing relief to the general public. Undue increase in the prices of essential items will not be tolerated and the administration should initiate action against the elements responsible for creating artificial price-hike. The administration should also proactively perform to give relief to the people, he added.
The Chief Minister said that the issue of clean drinking water will be solved in Lahore division and the situation of cleanliness as well as sewerage system will also be improved. He said that honest officers will be fully encouraged in the field and directed to rerun the LTC buses from Lahore to Muridke and Narang Mandi routes. The concerned officials should restore the route by taking immediate steps, he directed. Usman Buzdar said that we are taking every step to provide relief to the people and disclosed that KEMU campus will be set up in Muridke.
He also announced to restore 257 non-functional water supply schemes in Lahore division and other parts of the province and informed that funds have already been allocated for that purpose. He said that roads situated in Lahore, Sheikhupura, Kasur and Nankana Sahib will be repaired and Arazi center will be established in Warburton. Similarly, Shahkot-Jaranwala road will be restored on a priority basis. The Chief Minister said that Baba Guru Nanak University is being set up in Nankana Sahib.
In this regard, the plying of LTC buses to Nankana Sahib will be reviewed along with the establishment of a trauma center in Pattoki. He said that the administration has been issued instructions to ensure that the owners provide essential facilities to the people living in private housing schemes because it is their responsibility. He said that agri. credit cards will be issued to farmers and the revenue collected by the LDA from Kasur, Sheikhupura and Nankana Sahib will be spent on these districts. He said that the scope of Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme will be expanded to other districts.
The Chief Minister said that opportunities exist in Punjab about the installation of bio-gas plants and added that steps will be taken for the installation of such plants through a public-private partnership mode. He said that the drainage system will be improved in Lahore for the smooth discharge of stagnant water during rainy season. The proposals submitted by the assembly members will be implemented, he added.
The Chief Minister appreciated the performance of Provincial Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal and his department for stabilizing the prices of essential items during the holy month of Ramzan. Provincial Ministers Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed, Mian Aslam Iqbal, Murad Raas, Asif Nakai, Hashim Dogar, Khalid Mehmood, Dr. Yasmin Rashid, Chief Whip in Punjab Assembly Syed Abbas Ali Shah, Chief Secretary, ACS, IG Police, Chairman P and D, SMBR, Commissioner and CCPO of Lahore division, RPO Sheikhupura, DCs and DPOs of Lahore, Kasur, Sheikhupura and Nankana Sahib, besides administrative secretaries, were also present on the occasion.
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