Says reforms to be introduced in Board of Revenue
our correspondent
LAHORE
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Monday said that work is in progress on 13 special economic zones (SEZs) and industrial estates being set up on more than 10,000 acres in the province.
The chief minister said this during a meeting with Federal Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar who called on him at the Chief Minister’s House.
Projects of public welfare, constituencies’ issues and measures to speed up the industrialization were discussed during the meeting.
Speaking on this occasion, the chief minister said that work is in progress on thirteen special economic zones in Punjab and various projects of public welfare in Lahore. He said the government is fully focused on the development of backward areas as well as the provincial capital.
The CM said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has laid the foundation stone of Lahore Ring Road Southern Loop-III project and work is in progress on Mother & Child Hospital and Firdous Market’s underpass project. Lahore’s sewerage system will also be improved and people will be provided more facilities through mega projects, he assured.
He said a tax-relief package worth Rs18 billion was given to help recover the trade and industrial sector in the previous financial year. Similarly, a relief package costing Rs56 billion has also been given this financial year to support trade and business activities, he added.
Meanwhile, work is in progress on 13 special economic zones and industrial estates are being set up on more than 10,000 acres in Punjab. The government is fully committed to solving the problems of the people and development work in the areas of the elected representatives will be done with their consultation, the CM added. TLTP
Separately, Chief Minister Buzdar chaired a meeting at his office about reforms in the Board of Revenue and directed to make functional mobile Arazi centres at the earliest.
The CM stated that important reforms will be introduced to settle the revenue matters and a composite system will be devised to facilitate the citizens. He directed to constitute a committee for introducing departmental reforms under Law Minister Raja Basharat. This committee will submit its recommendations within seven days and decisions will be made in the light of committee recommendations.
The chief minister regretted that the past rulers raised hollow slogans about the elimination of archaic ‘Patwari culture’ but no practical steps were taken in this regard. The PTI government is taking necessary steps to rectify the past lapses, he added. The PTI government is committed to creating ease for the citizens and composite reforms are needed to improve the revenue affairs. I know that citizens face a lot of problems and they will be given relief by increasing the number of Arazi centres, he concluded.
