LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority's Board of Directors (BoDs) has given approval of special assistance for injured and martyred employees while on duty in the 33rd board meeting, held at PFA Headquarters, on Friday.

The board meeting was chaired by PFA Chairman Umar Tanveer Butt. He said that it was decided that to give employment to the widow or child of the martyr as per the defined policy of the Punjab government. A special committee of senior officers has been formed to monitor the pre-qualification process of companies for procurement. According to the vision of the Punjab government, the pre-qualification process will be made more rigorous and transparent, he added.

He further said that the board has approved to request Punjab government for auction of the abandoned/ useless vehicles and buy new ones. The board also approved the Punjab Food Authority Annual Budget for the fiscal year 2020-21.

The director general Irfan Memon said that approval was also given to have 50 special security guards to protect the teams. He said that amendment in Punjab Food Authority license fees was also approved. He has informed that special allowance was also approved for bike squads. The authority will also recruit on the post of Deputy Director Operations through the Public Service Commission. In the meeting, it was agreed to make the Disposal of Excess Food Regulation more effective under the "Ehsaas Program", he said.

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