The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) approved six development schemes of various sectors to be completed at a cost of Rs35,701.468 million.
These schemes were approved in the 8th meeting of Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of current fiscal year 2020-21 presided over the Chairman Board Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh. Provincial Secretary P& D Imran Sikandar Baloch, all members of the Planning & Development Board, Provincial Secretaries of the departments concerned, Senior Chief (Coord) Javed Latif, Assistant Chief Coordination Shahid Idrees and other senior representatives of the relevant Provincial Departments also attended the meeting.
On the occasion, Mr Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh, Chairman P& D Board, emphasized on the importance of health initiatives in development portfolio of the province.
He also reiterated that health projects should be prioritised to deter the existing health crisis in Punjab.
The approved development schemes included as Establishment of Hospital Waste Management System in Lahore (revised) at a cost of Rs137.327 million, establishment of 250 bed Mother & Child Hospital, Sialkot at the cost of Rs5173.530 million, establishment of 200 bed Mother & Child Hospital and Nursing College in District Layyah at a cost of Rs5,747.790 million, establishment of 200 Bed Mother & Child Hospital and Nursing College in District Rajanpur at a cost of Rs8722.370 million, Integrated Reproductive Maternal Newborn & Child Health (IRMNCH) and Nutrition Program (Phase-III) at a cost of Rs6420.451 million and Punjab Rogar Programme at ahcost of Rs9,500 million.