Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht said that the finance department is introducing a digital funding mechanism for uninterrupted disbursement of funds for completion of projects in a short term.
He said, under the system, all short term completed schemes included in the annual development program can be funded immediately within a period of one year.
Funds will be provided on a priority basis for sewerage, clean water supply and communication and work schemes.
Presiding over the 67th meeting of the Cabinet Standing Committee on Finance and Development held at the Chief Minister’s House on Monday, the provincial minister said the recruitment on a permanent basis will be done in accordance with new pension rules.
The meeting was attended by Provincial Minister for Industry and Commerce Aslam Iqbal, the Punjab Chief Secretary, Chairman Planning and Development Board and Secretary Finance and secretaries of all concerned departments.
More than 35 recommendations were made by various departments in the meeting while the majority was approved. The committee approved the extension of the appointment of Chairman Punjab Revenue Authority due to the excellent performance of Chairman Zainal Abidin.
The meeting approved the allocation of funds on emergency needs to protect agricultural lands and villages near rivers from river erosion. The meeting also approved the amendment in the third clause of the notification regarding special allowance for government employees of the finance department.
Under the amendment, the government has declared eligible to receive a 25 per cent allowance to all regular employees of the public universities fulfilling the conditions from Grade 1 to 19 as announced in the provincial budget.
Further, the civil defence department permitted to recruit 84 seats of Grade 1-15, the higher education department 30,000 employees from grade 1 to 15 and the Literacy and Non-Formal Education department to fill the vacancies in grades 1 to 16. Further, the recruitment of male and female educators was also approved.
The meeting also approved the establishment of a public school (excellence) for boys and girls in Salumanki. The demand for recruitment of non-medical staff from grade 5 to 15 in all the teaching institutes of the specialized health and medical education department was also approved.
The meeting approved the request of the Planning and Development Board of inclusion of the Monitoring and Evaluation Scheme of Development Projects as part of the annual development program.
