Chief Secretary Punjab Captain (Retd) Zahid Saeed has directed all the deputy commissioners of the province to provide the best possible facilities to farmers at wheat procurement centers besides ensuring to resolve the complaints about 'bardana' (gunny bags) on priority basis. He was presiding over a meeting of administrative secretaries' committee at Civil Secretariat here on Monday.

Law and order, annual development programme, wheat procurement campaign, steps to eradicate dengue, complaints of Overseas Pakistanis Commission and other matter were discussed in details during the meeting. The Chief Secretary said that administrative secretaries have been assigned duties in different districts in the wheat procurement campaign. There is a need to work with commitment and dedication to make wheat procurement campaign a success, he added.

He ordered that guidelines about dengue be implemented in letter and spirit and vector surveillance and other anti-dengue activities be continued throughout the province in a vigorous manner. He said all relevant departments should play active role in enhancing awareness about dengue. He directed the Secretary Primary Health to adopt an effective strategy to deal with the deadly disease. He said anti-dengue activities be expedited in the districts which are prone to cause this disease.

The Chief Secretary mentioned that record funds have been allocated for health, education, agriculture and housing sectors in the annual development programme. He ordered that all development schemes be completed on time, adding that no delay would be tolerated in this regard. He directed the administrative secretaries to personally review annual development programme on regular basis so that 100 percent utilization of funds could be ensured. He also ordered early disposal of pension cases and departmental inquiries. He directed that security arrangements in educational institutes be rechecked and a fresh security audit of schools and colleges be conducted.

He said all departments should extend full cooperation to Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission for resolving problems of Pakistani expatriates. Additional Chief Secretary Punjab, Additional Chief Secretary (Home Department), Senior Member Board of Revenue, Commissioner Overseas Pakistanis Commission Punjab, administrative secretaries of different departments and officers concerned were also present on the occasion.

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