The CM said the provincial government would enhance the salaries and fringe benefits of the salaried class. The government would also work on the capacity building of the salaried class so that they would carry forward the agenda for empowering poor.
Khattak also referred to certain steps in the context of CPEC that, he added, would give boom to industrialization in the province. "We are working on improving the basic elements required for investment in the province. A coordination committee comprising Home, Police and P&D departments had already been constituted that would co-ordinate for efficient security to the investors. These efforts would enhance the security level for the investors and would also speed up economic oriented activities and creating more jobs for jobless in the province," the CM added.
The meeting had a detailed review of the ADP and approved the developmental sketch of the schemes. The meeting approved 58 new and ongoing schemes for education including the establishment of 10 new postgraduate colleges.
The CM approved transportation and two public libraries in the new developmental schemes for colleges in the province. The meeting approved 30 schemes for agriculture sector development which included 17 ongoing and 13 new schemes. The CM directed to focus on agriculture sector development including conversion of tube wells to solarization. There would be 36 schemes in forest department in the new ADP.
The chief minister directed for the efficient management and development mechanism for the national parks in the province. The meeting approved the 3rd phase of the billion tree tsunami and approved 12 schemes for the Food department. The meeting gave a nod to 53 schemes for the youth in sports, tourism, culture etc. The new budget would provide resources for completing Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium on fast track. However, resources for the creation of the facilities in the Rustam Sports Complex Mardan would be gradually increased. Work on 158 sports grounds had been initiated, of them 85 were entering the completion phase.
Pervez Khattak said that from the new fiscal year, his government would restart giving monthly stipend to the poets and literary figures up to Rs 30,000 per month. The meeting approved 59 schemes for the Home, 19 schemes for Hajj and Religious Affairs. The project for solarization of mosques was being shifted to Energy and Power department and the Energy and Power department would have 28 ongoing and 26 new schemes. In the wake of energy crisis, schemes in public health, street and road lights were being shifted to solarization.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2017