LAHORE: The Punjab cabinet on Friday approved implementation of a paperless system in the government departments.

The e-filing system for the departments will be implemented by May 15.

Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi presided over the cabinet meeting.

The cabinet also decided to give laptops to brilliant students of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir. It also granted approval to provide Rs1.5million financial assistance per head to the heirs of the young men of Ichhra, Lahore, who lost their lives after their jeep fell into River Neelum.

Approval to the amendment of Punjab Police (Ministerial Posts) Rules 2017 was granted and conditional approval was granted for signing MoU between Special Education Department and “Tare Zameen Per” NGO Trust.

The cabinet standing committee for legal affairs would make a final decision after reviewing the MoU.

Published in Dawn, May 6th, 2023