KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed M urad Ali Shah on Thursday said that development of the province is his dream, and this is the right time to make his dream realized. "Rs 200 billion is pretty good amount enough to make Sindh developed, neat, clean and green province, therefore every one of you, the cabinet and the bureaucracy and civil society, has to  has to work in accordance with the injunctions of  Quaid-i-Azam Mohammmad Ali Jinnah too work, work and work."

This he said he said while presiding over a meeting on development portfolio of education, health, local government and Works & Services and to review the releases at New Sindh Secretariat. The meeting was attended by provincial ministers, Dr Sikander Mendhro, Jam Mehtab Dahar, chief secretary Siddique Memon, Principal Secretary Alamuddin Bullo and others.  

He said that enough funds are available to implement the entire Rs 200 ADP but "only constructions of roads, schools, hospitals was not my objective but I want their quality structure and want to functionalise them just after completion of the schemes.," he said and directed  all the departments to submit PC-IV so that necessary staff (SNE) could be made available for the schemes, otherwise construction of  buildings was not a big deal.

Additional Chief Secretary (Dev) Mohammad Waseem briefing the chief minister said that he had received 14 PC-I of the development schemes being launched under Rs 10 billion Karachi package. On Friday, as per directives of the chief minister technical committee has been convened to approve them. The chief minister said that he would be apprised about the progress of shifting of utilities next week.

Secretary Education Syed Mumtaz Shah said that 351 scheme in six different sector have been launched against an allocation of Rs 13 billion. Out of 351 schemes, 140 are on-going and 211 new. Replying to a question he said that 33 schemes would be completed this year against an allocation of Rs 1682.262 million for which 100 releases have been assured in two installments. 

He added that 63 schemes of Rs 2.42 billion would be completed during the next financial year for which 50 percent releases have been assured. He added that Rs 4.16 billion development budget has been released so far which is unprecedented in history.

Talking about the six sector the secretary education Syed Mutaz Shah said that there are Rs 1.3 billion 94 schemes of elementary education, Rs 221 million nine schemes of teachers' education; Rs 446.2 million four schemes of Sindh Education Foundation; Rs 4.8 billion 118 schemes of secondary education, Rs 4.5 billion 75 schemes of college side and Rs 1.5 billion 51 scheme of different categories.

The chief minister directed the education department to be vigilant on the progress of uplift works, otherwise you would be hold responsible.     

Secretary Works & services Aijz Memon said that there were Rs 9 billion 613 schemes, including 602 of highways and 11 of buildings being executed by his department. He said that during 2014-15, 607 kilometer roads were constructed against a cost of Rs 9.9 billion. On this chief minister directed ACS (Dev) to conduct physical inspection of each and every road and then submit a report.

He said that the works department during 2015-16 constructed 363 kilometers roads, improved/repaired 555 kilometers, constructed 13 bridges.  The chief minister directed the works & Service department to activate all its engineers for quality work and timely completion.  

Secretary Health Ahmed Bux Narejo in his briefing said that their development portfolio stands at Rs 14 billion for 146 schemes, including 89 on-going and 57 new.  There is a Rs 7.6 billion capital and Rs 6.35 billion revenue components. The chief minister directed Minister Health Dr Sikandar Mendhro to personally monitor purchase of equipments. "You are a doctors and know better than me the importance of good equipments.

The chief minister said that he follows the directives of Quiad-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah to work, work and work and this is the time `I would urge all of you not seek leave and strengthen my hands to serve Sindh and deliver to the people of Sindh - this may be deemed as ban on leave but would be granted in case of necessary.

He directed the chief secretary to include a column of `interest in development works’ in the ACRs of officers. "I would never give good ACR to an officer who did not take interests in uplift works of his department," this is loud and clear for everyone here.

The Chief Minister chalked out programmes in connection with Independence Day which are likely to start from August 05.

The chief minister directed culture department to organize a musical show for public at Sea view on August 14. "In the morning of August 14, I along with my cabinet members would go to Mazare-i-Quaid to pay our respect and gratitude to the father of nation, after that some cabinet members would go to hoist national flag in their respective divisional headquarters," he said and added that he would personally visit hospitals, orphanages and old age houses to give them gifts and greetings of independence day.

He directed the entire chief secretary to issue directives to the bureaucracy and divisional, district and taluka administrations to start hoisting flags on their offices and government houses. They must hoist flags on their vehicles also and keep visiting hospitals, schools and such other offices from tomorrow to celebrate.

The chief minister constituted a committee comprising Commissioner Karachi and secretary culture to organise football matches in connection with Independence Day. "I would play football along with some of my cabinet members. The chief secretary and IG AD Khwaja would also play with us," he said and added that "we would make history of celebrations," he said.

Sindh Chief Minister while returning from Sindh Secretariat stopped his car at Karachi Arts Council and expressed his displeasure on the overflowing gutters onto the roads. He directed his principal secretary to call up Water board officers and concerned DMC staff and direct them to clean it by this evening.

The chief minister said that why these officers were in slumber. "I would not allow any local government officer sitting idle in his office, they have to be present in their localities to keep an eye on municipal problems," he said and added that he would show the doors to the officers failed to perform.