Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar in a meeting with assembly members from Multan here on Monday accorded approval to the Multan Development Package worth billions of rupees. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi who also attended the meeting thanked the CM for approving this package. Amir Dogar MNA said on the occasion that it is their luck that a person like Usman Buzdar is the Chief Minister of the province.
While talking to MNAs and MPAs from Multan, Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said: "I am the custodian of rights of every backward area including Multan and will personally monitor implementation of this package; problems like sewerage and clean drinking water in Multan will also be resolved and water filtration plants will be installed in the constituencies of assembly members."
The CM disclosed that a project of establishing Mother and Child Hospital will also be presented before the cabinet for approval. Along with it, the P&D department will identify development priorities after reviewing the development package.
He said that assembly members will be consulted for the identification of development projects of the next annual development programme of the financial year 2020-21. He said that funds allocated for Multan during the current financial year will be provided on a priority basis and an announcement will be made after reviewing Big City Allowance for Multan and all other divisional headquarters. The government will also start new projects for improving health and educational facilities in Multan, he said.
The Chief Minister said that dualization of Multan-Vehari Road project will be started through public-private partnership and necessary steps will also be taken to solve traffic problems of Multan city. He said that funds allocated for Southern Punjab cannot be reallocated after geo-fencing and added that he will strive to give rights to the cities that have remained neglected for years.
During the meeting, Multan development package, progress on ongoing development schemes and ADP schemes of next financial year came under discussion. The parliamentarians presented their proposals.
Moreover, the CM Usman Buzdar directed to immediately auction condemned vehicles, machinery and other equipment in government offices and issued directions to the Chief Secretary and IG Police that all government departments, divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners auction the condemned items under the rules.
He directed that auction process be expedited and government offices should be neat and clean. An amount of Rs250 million has been collected through the auction of condemned items in the central police office and other police stations in the province. Similarly, 250 million have also been collected through the auction of condemned items of government offices, commissioners and deputy commissioners' offices.