JALIL HASSAN AKHTAR
LAHORE (March 07 2010): Punjab Chief
Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said
that we are promoting such culture in the
province again where not only the welfare
projects should be completed on time and but
resolution of peoples problems and provision
of civic amenities should also be ensured.
The role of commissioners in promoting this
culture is of great importance and they
should leave no stone unturned in
implementing welfare programmes, elimination
of 'Qabza Mafia', corruption and resolution
of problems of the people by making service
to the people their motto, he added. He was
addressing Commissioners' Conference at
Chief Minister's Secretariat, here Saturday.
Chief Secretary, Secretary Local Government
and Secretary Finance attended the
conference.
The Chief Minister said that rapid
development of the province and resolution
of problems of the common man was their
agenda and all resources were being utilised
for its completion. He said that timely
completion of development projects in a
transparent manner and provision of benefits
of these projects to the people as early as
possible should be top priority of the
commissioners.
He said that the condition of cities had
deteriorated due to corruption and delay in
the development projects in the previous
system and garbage was seen everywhere due
to which people were facing great
difficulties. He said that the tradition of
1998 with regard to transparency in
development projects and their timely
completion was being followed and quality
work in the project of Danish schools in
Bahawalpur division, Lahore Ring Road
Package-6 and Park & Ride and other projects
were worth mentioning.
He said that elimination of corruption in
development projects should be ensured at
all cost so that every penny of the people
could be spent on their welfare. He said
that the commissioners should restore that
system again in which people's problems
could be solved and they could also earn
blessings of Almighty Allah by serving the
people. He directed commissioners and DCOs
to hold open kutcheris regularly for
resolution of problems of the peoples and
evolve such an effective monitoring system
in this regard so that problems of the
common man could be solved at his doorstep.
Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said that Punjab
government had started a revolutionary
programme of 'Sasti Roti' for the deprived
segment of the society of the province. He
said that all development would be of no use
if they would not eliminate poverty.
He said that the Sasti Roti programme was
going on successfully and commissioners
should constitute committees in their
respective divisions and districts for
further expanding this programme in which
service-spirited and kind-hearted people
should be included without any political
affiliation. He directed that solid measures
should be taken for checking cattle and
water theft and improvement of basic and
rural health centers.
He said that religious harmony and
brotherhood should be promoted in the
province and strict action should be taken
against the persons involved in violation of
wall chalking law. He said that young
generation was their precious asset and
keeping them away from ills and evils was
their national obligation. He said that
special attention should be paid on
elimination of drug trafficking and other
social evils.
He directed stern action against Qabza Mafia
without any discrimination so that no one
should dare to usurp the rights of the poor.
He said that like Green Tractor Scheme,
transparent system should also be adopted in
distribution of government land among land
less farmers, VETERINARY graduates and
5-marla Jinnah Abadi Scheme. He said that
new local government system would solve
people's problems at their doorsteps and
there would be a stern accountability system
in it.
He said that now it was the responsibility
of all commissioners and DCOs to play their
role for provision of basic facilities to
the people, resolution of their problems and
timely completion of development projects
and become the Khadim of the people in real
sense.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2010
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