Cabinet approves a grant of Rs1.9 billion for six public sector universities of KP
PESHAWAR
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has granted legal cover to Sehat Card Program on permanent basis after necessary amendment to the Law while it has also approved establishment of KP Protection Council.
The KP Cabinet in its 70th meeting held here Wednesday with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair approved necessary amendments in the Law to provide legal cover to the Sehat Card Program, which is one of the flagship projects of the province.
The amendments are aimed to run the programs on permanent basis and to provide health-care facilities to the masses at their doorsteps.
The meeting besides the cabinet members was also attended by the Provincial Chief Secretary, Senior Member Board of Revenue, Additional Chief Secretary and Administrative Secretaries of various Government Departments.
Special Assistant to Chief Minister KP on Information & PRs Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif while briefing media persons about the decisions of the cabinet meeting at ITLA’A Cell informed that the cabinet approved a grant of Rs.1.9 billion for six public sector universities in the province. However, an additional grant of Rs.5 million each was approved for Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan and University of Peshawar for maintaining better financial discipline and showing good performance. The cabinet, he said, also approved procedures and rules for the provision of funds for the hospitals being run under the Public-Private Partnership.
He further said that the cabinet also approved giving representation to youth and legal expert in the Charity Commission. The cabinet, he further said, approved the transfer of 6 kanal state land to the Forestry, Environment & Wildlife Department for the construction of offices and residences for Divisional Forest Officers Wildlife and Range Officer Wildlife in North Waziristan District under the AIP scheme “Merged Areas’ Integrated Development Forestry Sector Project (Wildlife component)” to protect, conserve and manage wildlife there. The land, which has been identified for the purpose, was in possession of the District Administration North Waziristan and the concerned authority has already issued NOC for the same.
Barrister Saif further told that the cabinet approved the establishment of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Environmental Protection Council under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Environmental Act, 2014 to oversee the implementation of the environmental laws, approval of the environment related policies and environment standards etc.
