*LAHORE – The Punjab Cabinet meeting presided over the provincial by ChiefMinister Sardar Usman Buzdar approved the Punjab Local Government Act 2019on Friday.*
The meeting also approved the draft of Water Act 2019 through which a waterresources commission will be established under the chair of the chiefminister. This water resources commission will ensure getting the licensefor getting water. The chief minister directed to hold a survey for theredressal of damages occurred due to recent rains so that provision offinancial aid could be decided.
The cabinet meeting approved the appointment of the renowned banker TalibRizvi as the new president of Bank of Punjab and an increase in salary ofthe engineering staff of the Irrigation Department was given the principleapproval. The enhancement in salaries’ case will be presented before thecabinet committee on finance.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said that moresubsidies will be given, as compared to the past, to provide substantialrelief to the common man and the whole team will be proactively engagedduring Ramzanu -Mubarak.
“The essential items will be available in Ramzan Bazaars at subsidizedrates. Provincial ministers, advisers and special assistants should visithealth, special education and other institutions so that these institutionscould be further improved. Similarly, ministers and other representativeswill also visit wheat procurement centers,” he added.
The Punjab Witness Protection Act 2018 was also approved and a witnessprotection board would be constituted under this act.
Meeting approved the release of Rs. 10 billion for the government guaranteeand debt authority in favor of Punjab Thermal Power Pvt. Ltd. Amendment inPunjab Electronic Stamp Papers Rules 2016 was given approval as well.
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On the occasion, approval was accorded to give the status of tehsilKoh-e-Suleman to the tribal area of DG Khan and decision was also made toallocate five seats for the students belonging to the tribal areas of DGKhan and Rajanpur in Ghazi Medical College DG Khan.
The meeting decided to close down South Punjab Forest Company. The meetingapproved the appointment of the board of directors’ members of Parks &Horticulture Authority Faisalabad and reduced rates scheme under PunjabSales Tax on Services Act 2012 was approved as well.
The Punjab cabinet approved the establishment of the Punjab University ofTechnology at Rasool in Mandi Bahauddin. Similarly, amendment in the secondschedule of services act 2012 of Punjab Sales Tax was approved along withthe approval of the draft of water Act 2019.
Under this act, a water resources commission will be set up with the ChiefMinister as its chairman and pumping out of the water without a licensewould be banned. Punjab cabinet approved Punjab Local Government Act 2019,Punjab Medical Teaching Institutions Reforms Act, 2019 and Ramzan Package,2019 through which 309 Ramzan Bazaars would be set up across the provinceand around two thousand dastar khawan would be arranged during the holymonth of Ramzan-ul-Mubarak.