Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Wednesday that an amount of Rs 211 billion rupees has been released under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) and the government has also saved billions of rupees by curtailing unnecessary expenditures.
He was chairing a high-level meeting to review progress on ADP. Meanwhile, the future targets and the performance of departments responsible for collection of financial resources were reviewed. The secretary finance gave a briefing about departments' financial performance and future targets. Provincial ministers Hashim Jawan Bakht, Dr Yasmeen Rashid, Malik Muhammad Anwar, Hafiz Mumtaz Ahmad, Chief Secretary, IG Police, SMBR, Chairman P&D, Chairman PRA, administrative secretaries and others attended the meeting.
The CM said the departments should ensure timely and correct utilization of released funds because the timely utilization of development resources is essential. While assuring that the government would continue to provide resources on priority basis for health, education and other welfare projects.
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