LAHORE – The Punjab Cabinet has taken important decisions over the ongoingprojects of the former PML N government in the province.
Punjab cabinet has decided to continue those projects of previousgovernment which are viable and serve the public interests, including thePakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI).
The PTI government does not want to waste the public money and would use itfor the benefit of the masses, said Punjab Information Minister FayyazulHasan Chohan while briefing journalist about the decisions of the PunjabCabinet at a press conference.
The information minister said the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief MinisterUsman Buzdar reviewed the implementation of PTI government’s 100-day agendaand pointed out that several projects and the departments created by theprevious government had become white elephant.
The cabinet constituted several committees to review and assess theperformance of different departments and projects of the previousgovernment to make required changes to make them beneficial. The cabinetconstituted a steering committee headed by Senior Minister Aleem Khan tomonitor the implementation of the 100-day agenda and also constitutedsub-committees on 15 projects.
The cabinet meeting which continued for nearly six hours supported PrimeMinister Imran Khan’s initiative of launching dams fund, and observed thatconstruction of new dams were crucial.
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The chief minister and all Punjab ministers decided to donate one-monthsalary to the PM’s Dam Fund, expressing hope that government officials andgeneral public would also take PM’s appeal seriously.
The CM directed the committees to regularly monitor the implementation ofthe 100-day agenda. He also decided to take all stake holders intoconfidence while formulating policies and recommendations regarding therespective departments and ministries.
The cabinet said the previous government mercilessly plundered the publicmoney during the last 10 years, taking arbitrary decisions like kings andmonarchs.
The CM was informed that Rs 2 billion per month subsidy was being given tothree metro bus projects in Punjab, which proved a white elephant, puttinga huge burden on the public exchequer.
