Staff Reporter Peshawar
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan who is to announce a historic Ramazan package in a few days, has directed the provincial ministers to visit bazaars in their respective districts during Ramadan to control hoarding and profiteering.
This was stated by Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information & Higher Education Kamran Bangash during a post-cabinet media briefing.
The meeting of the provincial cabinet was held here on Monday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan.
The cabinet meeting attended by Ministers, Advisors, Special Assistants to Chief Minister, Chief Secretary, Addl: Chief Secretary and Administrative Secretaries.
Kamran Bangash said that Chief Minister directed the cabinet members to prepare e-transfer policy within a week to ensure quick disposal as well as transparency in the postings/transfers.
The Chief Minister directed the Ministers to convene a monthly review meeting of their departments to ensure early completion of the development projects initiated for the welfare of the people.
The Chief Minister directed to ensure the availability of first aid in the health sector in remote areas of the province by making the inactive civil dispensaries functional and also ensure availability of required staff.
The Chief Minister directed the secretaries of the department to ensure strict implementation of the CM Directives issued by the Chief Minister’s Office for the welfare of the masses.
The Chief Minister directed the Health Department to include liver transplant, bone marrow treatment and blood transfusion in the Sehat Card Plus to ensure free treatment.
Kamran Bangash further said that the Cabinet has decided to provide a subsidy of Rs. 20.8 billion on wheat to ensure provision of Atta to the people on government’s subsidized rates during Ramadan.
The Cabinet also approved the procedure for providing 1320 residential flats on 150 kanals of land to the poor under the Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme of the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
The price of each flat has been fixed at Rs.22 lac. The beneficiaries will be those whose monthly income does not exceed Rs 40,000 and are permanent residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
