Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Tuesday that the government was starting a new programme for improving sewerage and cleanliness system, provision of clean drinking water and other facilities.
He was talking to the MPAs belonging to Faisalabad division, who held a detailed meeting with him at the committee room of Punjab Assembly on Tuesday. The assembly members informed him about the problems of their constituencies and public welfare projects relating to their areas. The chief minister issued on-the-spot instructions for the solution of their problems and announced to start a new programme for improving civic amenities.
Usman Buzdar regretted that national exchequer was wasted on exhibitory projects in the past, but the incumbent government has eliminated this wrong style and tradition. “Work is being done on public welfare schemes which had been initiated according to local needs after consultation with the assembly members. Funds have also been allocated for the provision of missing facilities in the educational institutions of Faisalabad,” he said, added that the healthcare and educational facilities would be made better to facilitate the people.
The chief minister directed the Faisalabad divisional commissioner and deputy commissioner to inspect hospitals and educational institutions for personally monitoring the ground situation and to adopt steps for further betterment. He said that water filtration plants would be installed in Faisalabad division under Aab Pak Authority. “The Railways Ministry has given approval to the renovation of Railway Station Jhang while sub-campus of Agricultural University in Toba Tek Singh will be upgraded as well.”
Usman Buzdar also announced to restore the dysfunctional water supply schemes and added that funds have been allocated in the budget for that purpose. He directed officials to prepare the feasibility of providing speedo buses to Faisalabad and made it clear that corrupt elements will not be tolerated.
“The corrupt employees should be prosecuted upon without any discrimination,” he said, adding that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government waged a struggle against corruption. “Corrupt elements will not be allowed to stay on their posts,” he said.
The chief minister took strict notice of assembly members’ complaints against some corrupt officers and directed to forward the case to the ACE. The services of Rescue 1122 will be immediately started in tehsils where its buildings are completed, he added.
The chief minister took notice of assembly members’ complaints about non-posting of MS General Hospital Faisalabad for the last eight months and directed that MS should be posted at the earliest.
He said that a report should be submitted to him for increasing the number of beds in DHQ Hospital TT Singh.
He also issued directions to IG Police for the arrest of criminals involved in firing at the house of MPA Bilal Asghar Warriach. “The IG Police should personally hold the inquiry and the complaint of the assembly member should be readdressed,” he said.
Usman Buzdar said that Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology would be expanded and trauma centers would be established in far-flung tehsils. He said that Jhang and TT Singh would also be included in Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme and also directed the Transport Department secretary to take necessary measures to solve the problems of Jhang Bus Stand.
He said that rural roads would be constructed and repaired under Naya Pakistan-Manzalain Asaan Programme and Faisalabad division would also benefit from this development agenda of the government.
He said that a programme had been devised to fill the shortage of specialist doctors and advertisement had been given by the Punjab government for the recruitment of two thousand doctors. On the demand of assembly members, a proposal was discussed to allow the ad-hoc doctors to issue medico-legal reports. The chief minister directed officials to take further steps in this regard after reviewing the proposal in detail.
He said that officials who failed to perform would not remain on their posts and legal action would also be initiated against the absent employees. The chief minister directed to hold an inquiry of poor construction of Faisalabad-Dijkot Road in the past and added that immediate measures be taken for saving certain areas of Jhang from river erosion. The Irrigation Department officials should monitor the situation by visiting the area, he added.
The meeting was attended by provincial ministers Chaudhry Zaheerud Din, Ashifa Riaz, Hafiz Mumtaz Ahmad, Ajmal Cheema, Taimoor Khan Bhatti, Mehr Muhammad Aslam, chief whip in Punjab Assembly Syed Abbas Ali Shah, Chief Secretary, ACS, ACS (Home), IG Police, Faisalabad commissioner and RPO, DCs and DPOs of Faisalabad, TT Singh, Jhang and Chiniot districts.
