ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said that having achieved theeconomic stability, the government’s efforts were focused at the economicdevelopment which required a comprehensive and long-term planning.
Chairing a meeting to review the progress on the development projects underthe Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) 2019-20, the prime ministersaid that inter-ministerial coordination was vital for long term andcomprehensive planning, a PM Office press release said.
Planning Minister Asad Umar, Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood, FoodSecurity Minister Khusro Bakhtiar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister onInformation Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, deputy chairman Planning Commission,secretary planning and other senior officers attended the meeting.
In the meeting, the prime minister was briefed about the progress on PSDPduring the first and second fiscal quarters and was presented a detailedreport on the performance of the federal ministries.
The meeting was told that for the current fiscal, the government hadlaunched 380 new development schemes under PSDP.
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It was informed that the government had eased the process of the projects’approval and release of funds to avoid any delay in their completion.
The prime minister viewed that the timely completion of the PSDP projectswould help create job opportunities for youth. He directed the ministriesconcerned to keepa strict vigil on the pace of projects to ensure that no development workwas delayed due to red tape or any other reason.
He said that besides utilizing its own resources, the government alsodesired to engage the private sector for which he also assured all-outfacilities.
