The Punjab government has sought assets details from all government officers in the province as a step towards eliminating corruption and power abuse.
The Punjab government has started taking measures to eliminate corruption, especially from government departments to ensure good governance. The provincial government has asked all the officers to provide details about their property and other assets along with source of income.
The Punjab Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD) has sent a circular to all officers in the province, directing them to provide complete details of their movable and immoveable property.
An officer, privy to the development, on the condition of anonymity, informed that the Punjab government has chalked a comprehensive plan to eliminate corruption or at least contain it to ensure good governance in the province. He claimed that the Punjab government will go all-out to uproot corruption. “The PTI Punjab government wants to initiate such measures to rein in corrupt elements and provide relief to the public, which, in fact, is part of its manifesto,” he pointed out.
Earlier, the School Education department had decided to compile data of corrupt officers in the District Education Authorities. Record of those officers, against whom inquiry are being conducted, will be complied separately and therefore, the School Education secretary has sought record of all officers posted in district education authorities.
GOOD GOVERNANCE COUNCIL
On the direction of Punjab Chief Minister SardarUsmanBuzdar, a good governance council has been constituted with CM as its head. Provincial Minister MianMehmoodurRasheed, Yasmin Rashid, YasirHumayun, FayyazulHassan Chohan, AnsarMajeed Khan Niazi, Advisor AsifMehmood, MPAs including Syed Yawar Abbas Bukhari, Ayesha Ch., Malik TaimoorMasood, WasiqQayyumAbbasi, Ch. Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad LatifNazar and PTI’s secretary good governance committee IjazMinhas will be the members of the council.
The chief minister chaired the maiden meeting of the Good Governance Council at his office and discussed solutions to public problems, bringing improvements in service delivery and good governance besides reviewing different proposals for effectively projecting government performance.
Addressing the meeting, the CM pointed out that different departmental reforms have been introduced during the last two years to provide the best services to the people. The past rulers failed to do which the PTI has performed in a short span of time, he added. Instead of sitting in my office, I learn about ground realities by going to the field. I have visited Lahore last night for three hours and immediate action has been taken against the officials for showing negligence and dereliction of duty, he said.
I will also conduct surprise visits to different districts and the government will go to every extent to ensure good governance, the CM added. He asked the ministers and elected representatives to conduct visits and maintained liaison with the party workers.
