Hashim Chairs 20th Meeting Of Punjab Cabinet Standing Committee

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Jan, 2020 ) ::Punjab Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht Wednesday directed that increase in the perks of sewer men, provision of health cards and inclusion in financial assistance programmes espoused by social protection authority should be ensured.

Presiding over the 20th meeting of Cabinet Standing Committee on Finance and Development here, he added that salaries of Shehr-e-Khamoshan employees should be paid at the earliest and standing committee's targets should be identified so that departments may avoid sending unnecessary agenda items to it. Similarly, commencement of schemes announced in the current financial year under Punjab Ehsaas Programme should also be ensured at the earliest, he said.

Provincial Finance Minister directed the Secretary Local Government Department to collect data of plumbers and sewer men from different WASAs to estimate about their salaries and perks and privileges.

He also hinted about provision of pension to the sewer men. The minister directed the Punjab Housing Authority to prepare feasibility prior to acquisition of land and asked the social protection authority to update the committee about its organizational capacity.

Hashim said that local government department should be consulted with regard to sewerage schemes relating to health and education department and local government institutions. More than 20 agenda items were presented before the committee.

Industries Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal, Chief Secretary, Secretary Finance, Secretary P&D and representatives of relevant departments attended the meeting.