The Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that controlling problems like energy crisis, terrorism, extremism and sectarianism is essential for rapid development of the country. He said that present government is taking effective steps for elimination of energy crisis and terrorism and positive results are being witnessed.
He said that trade, economic and industrial activities are increasing due to solid economic policies of the government and confidence of foreign investors has restored. He further stated that development projects are being completed with speed and transparency while a high standard is also being maintained. He was talking to elected representatives of various districts, here Tuesday.
Speaking on the occasion, Shahbaz Sharif said that besides coping with terrorism, the government is also paying attention to development of education, health and other social sectors. He said that government has adopted a solid strategy to promote education and Punjab Higher Education Commission has been established in the province for the promotion of higher education.
The Chief Minister said that billions of rupees are being spent on provision of missing facilities in schools. He said that Daanish schools have been established in backward districts of the province especially South Punjab where even better educational facilities than Aitchison College are being provided to the children of low-income segments.
He said that the total volume of Punjab Educational Endowment Fund has increased up to Rs 12 billion and scholarships are being given from its income to more than 65,000 poor but brilliant students to study at prestigious educational institutions. Referring to provision of public health facilities, the Chief Minister said that like education, health sector is also of vital importance and development of this sector is among the priorities of the government. He said that reforms are being introduced in health sector with the co-operation of British Department for International Development (DFID).
He said that latest healthcare facilities are being extended to the patients in the state-of-the-art Tayyip Erdogan Hospital set up in district Muzaffargarh of South Punjab with the co-operation of Turkey and people of remote areas are also benefiting from this hospital. Shahbaz Sharif said that a corruption-free culture has been promoted in Punjab and all development projects are being completed speedily and transparently while a high standard is also being maintained.
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