Staff Reporter
Peshawar
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has said that Food Security is the top most issue of the province and the first Food Security Policy (FSP) of province is its final stage which will lead to a green revolution in the province. Chairing the provincial cabinet meeting at Civil Secretariat, Peshawar the chief minister said more than 600,000 hectare of land in southern districts would be brought under cultivation to meet the food needs of the province.
The chief minister also directed to expedite work on Expressways in Peshawar, D.I. Khan and Swat while work on Peshawar Rehabilitation Program should also be prioritized. The cabinet meeting was attended by provincial ministers, advisors, special assistant to chief minister, chief secretary, Additional Chief Secretary and administrative secretaries. During the meeting, the chief minister directed all the departments to finalize all the
PC-Is of the uplift projects to ensure speedy development of the province while all the departments should also follow the cabinet decision regarding transfer of employees working on the same post for two years as no leniency would be tolerated in this regard. The chief minister also directed to expedite recruitments in health and education departments to meet the short comings adding that capacity of ETEA must be enhanced to streamline the recruitment process which in future would be conducted through ETEA.
Mahmood Khan also directed to devise a mechanism for devolution of financial and administrative power to lower level in health department for provision of best health facilities while he also ordered handing over of health department ambulance to Rescue-1122. The chief minister also ordered to start double shift in elementary and higher education institutions to provide opportunity to the students for maximum admission. The chief minister also directed to strictly enforce ban on extraction of sand from rivers and implementation of E-transfer policy. The chief minister also directed to ensure ban on use of shopping bags and strict punishment of the violators.
