Flour mills to ensure 25 pc wheat procurement
The Punjab Cabiney meeting on Wednesday approved an amendment to the Food Grains (Licensing Control) Ordinance, 1957, to ensure 25 percent wheat procurement for flour mills, under which the licenses of flour mills which do not purchase 25 percent mandatory wheat can be cancelled.
This was decided in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in which approval was granted to important decisions with regard to farmers.
Deregulation of the wheat sector was approved to protect the rights of wheat farmers.
The proposal for the implementation of the Electronic Warehouse Reset System was approved, which will facilitate the farmers to store their wheat and the government will bear the storage costs.
The cabinet decided to introduce Pakistan’s largest ration card for 15 lakh workers and labourers.
It was agreed to provide workers with Rs.10,000 per month through ration cards.
Owing to the strives of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, important decisions were also taken for rice farmers in Punjab.
The meeting approved amendments to the rules and regulations of the Children’s Library Complex, Lahore.
Pakistan’s first Nawaz Sharif Early Education Centre of Excellence will be established in the Children Library Complex.
The cabinet approved the operation of eco-friendly electric buses in various cities of Punjab.
The Chief Minister also directed to start operation of electric bus service in Rajanpur.
She directed to enhance capacity building of WASA along with Parks and Horticulture Authority.
The meeting approved feasibility study of mass transit system in Faisalabad under the vision T-30 of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif.
The feasibility study of mass transit systems of Yellow, Blue and Purple Lines in Lahore was approved under the vision T-30 of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif.
The feasibility study of mass transit system in Gujranwala was approved under the vision T-30 of the Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif.
The cabinet approved amendments to the Punjab Motor Vehicle Rules 1969 to regulate rickshaws in Punjab.
The Chief Minister directed to provide required funds for the purchase of furniture and medical equipment in hospitals.
The cabinet approved the proposed amendments to the Punjab Consumer Protection Act 2005, under which Additional Sessions Judges will be delegated the powers of consumer courts.
Approval of the draft of the Punjab Labour Code 2024, which will also include workers from construction, agriculture and other sectors.
The meeting approved relaxation of restrictions on recruitment in the Punjab Agricultural Research Board.
Approval of recruitment in the Punjab Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPPA).
Approval for extension of contracts of employees was granted of the Office of the Chief Drugs Controller, Provincial Quality Control Board Lahore.
The cabinet approved the change in status of 97 posts approved for ‘Establishment of Meter Testing Lab and Additional Electric Inspector Offices’ along with purchase of 7 vehicles.
The proposed bill regarding the establishment of ‘Centre of Excellence’ for the prevention of extremism was approved in the meeting.
Approval was given to provide 30,000 acres of agricultural land for the families of martyrs, injured and other deserving military personnel.
The meeting approved the proposed amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, as the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2025.
The cabinet approved ex-gratia assistance to the families of those martyred in a terrorist attack in Balochistan.
Approval was given for the appointment of a Special Judge in the Anti-Corruption Court in Faisalabad.
Approval was given for the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer/Dean of Nawaz Sharif Institute of Cardiology, Sargodha.
Approval was given of the supplementary grant for the purchase of four vehicles for the Directorate of Monitoring and Evaluation of Land and Prosecution Affairs Department.
