Lahore - The Punjab cabinet, which met here on Saturday with Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar in the chair, approved transition plan for the local governments.
The tenure of current local governments is going to expire in December this year.
The meeting also decided to constitute a high-level cabinet committee, comprising legal and constitutional experts including law minister and officers of the departments concerned, for devising a strategy for the implementation of the transition plan.
The committee will review all aspects of the plan, and it will submit its recommendations.
The cabinet meeting also ratified the decisions of the 60th, 61st and 62nd meetings of Cabinet Standing Committee for Finance and Development, 68th and 69th meetings of the Cabinet Standing Committee on Legal Affairs. Provincial ministers, advisors, special assistants, chief secretary and officials concerned attended the meeting.
Also, the chief minister directed the provincial ministers, advisors and special assistants to fully participate in the celebrations of Ashra Shan-e-Rehmatul-lil-Alameen which will continue till 12th of Rabi-ul-Awwal in Punjab. He said that special ceremonies would be held at tehsil, district, division and provincial level. He added that it was a matter of great pride for every Muslim to express greatness of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
Meanwhile, Federal Minister for National Food Security Syed Fakhar Imam called on Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at CM’s office and discussed matters relating to food security and increase in production of various crops.
The chief minister said that ensuring food security was the responsibility of the government and maintaining close liaison with the private sector was crucial in that regard. Usman Buzdar said that the province had abundant wheat reserves, adding that Punjab was playing a major role in ensuring Pakistan’s food security. He said that the government had safeguarded the rights of cultivators. He said that the farmers of wheat, sugarcane and other crops had received full compensation for their produce. He said that “Kisaan cards” had been issued for the welfare of the farmers whereas previous governments had exploited them.
He said that in the previous regimes, farmers had been protesting on the roads for their rights. “But, today’s farmers are prosperous. The use of modern technology is essential to increase agricultural production, and farmers are being equipped with modern machinery. Supply of quality fertilisers is also being ensured to them. Due to the government’s farmer friendly measures, agri-production has been substantially increased,” stated Usman Buzdar.