Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Friday presided over an important meeting at Circuit House in Layyah to review law and order situation as well as progress made on development schemes.
Addressing the participants, the chief minister informed that Rs.18.77 billion was being spent on 2284 public welfare scheme in the district and vowed to include Layyah district in the overall development process. No compromise will be made on the quality of development projects as I am visiting different areas to personally monitor the progress being on the development projects, he added. He regretted that past government beguiled the people by lip-service and enmity was made with Layyah district by ignoring its development. The incumbent government will overcome the deprivations of the area, he assured.
The chief minister announced to establish industrial estate in Chaubara and directed to take prompt steps in this regard. The development work will be done in consultation with the assembly members and Layyah and Taunsa will be connected with the motorway. The construction work of forensic lab in DG Khan will be completed soon, while the DPS School will be established in Layyah, he added.
The chief minister announced to upgrade the sub-campus of Bahauddin Zakariya University in Layyah and informed the participants that work is in progress to establish a university in every district. He directed to strictly follow open-door policy in offices and officers should work hard to solve the problems of the people. The problems being faced by MNAs and MPAs will be resolved at every level, he added.
Niaz Ahmed Jhakkar MNA, MPAs including Rafaqat Ali, Tahir Randhawa, Shahabuddin, Malik Ahmed Ali Aulakh, Commissioner and RPO DG Khan, DC and DPO Layyah and others attended the meeting.
Meanwhile, Buzdar termed the Ehsaas Program a valuable vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan. “This program is a giant leap towards poverty alleviation and the establishment of a welfare state.”
He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of distribution of assets in deserving persons under Mera Karobar Meri Amdni of Ehsaas Program in Layyah.
In his address delivered in Saraiki language, the chief minister announced to grant the status of tehsil to Chowk Sarwar Shaheed area of Muzaffargarh. He also announced to launch the Ehsaas Program in Punjab with an amount of Rs12 billion which will directly benefit 18 lac needy people and 64 lac people will be indirectly benefitted. 375 union councils of 23 districts have been chosen across the country including Layyah, DG Khan and Jhang districts of Punjab, he added. Giving assets to 260 needy persons has been started in 22 rural union councils of Layyah and the deserving persons will also be given retail shops’ material, rickshaws and pushcarts for earning their livelihood, he added. Similarly, the deserving rural population will be given cows and goats and needy females of rural areas have also been included in this beneficial program. 60 percent beneficiaries will be females and share of males will be 40 percent. Provision of resources for earning livelihood will usher in an era of prosperity in the villages, concluded the chief minister.
Meanwhile, Buzdar paid a surprise visit to tribal areas of Mubarki and Mat Chandia in K?h-e Sulaym?n, DG Khan. The locals were surprised to find him around and chanted slogan of ‘long live Usman Buzdar’. The chief minister sat on rocky land and listened to their problems. While talking to the locals in colloquial Balochi, Buzdar maintained that the K?h-e Sulaym?n area was like his home and he was unable to visit this area earlier due to pressing engagements.
He assured to provide necessary facilities to the area and reiterated that he is the guardian of the interests of backward areas in Lahore and removing the backwardness of such hinterlands is his mission. I will go to every extent for the completion of my mission, he added.
The chief minister told that a tourist-resort is being developed in Mubarki while K?h-e Sulaym?n will be developed as a tourist spot. Meanwhile, the study was being conducted to construct small dams in the area, he added. The people appreciated that record development work has been done during a short span of chief minister-ship of Usman Buzdar while K?h-e Sulaym?n was intentionally ignored in the past. We are happy to find you around, they added. The chief minister also took an aerial view of development schemes and visited Taunsa Sharif to hold meetings with party workers.
Separately, Buzdar expressed strong indignation over the incidents of kite flying in the provincial metropolis. He took notice of injury of a youth due to stray kite twine and sought a report from CCPO Lahore. He directed to take strict action against the responsible persons. Despite strict instructions, the occurrence of kite flying incidents shows the negligence of the police officials concerned. He also directed to ensure the complete implementation of the ban on kite-flying in the province.