LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has approved increase in financial powers of commissioners, deputy commissioner and revenue secretaries.

Presiding over a meeting of Standing Committee of Cabinet on Finance and Development here on Tuesday, the CM also gave the go-ahead to recruit against the vacant posts in Health Information and Service Delivery Unit and Punjab Transport Company, besides the recruitment of entomologist and assistant entomologist across Punjab. “Review establishment of Bone Marrow Transplant Centre in Punjab,” she also directed.

The standing committee accorded approval to architecture allowance for the employees of Punjab Architecture Department, besides approving increase in commission allowance for the PPSC employees.

It approved the purchase of bikes for Model Bazaar Home Delivery Project riders, and granted one-year extension to contract with Recep Tayyip Erdogan Hospital Trust for the management and operation of Multan and Bahawalpur and regional blood centres.

It also approved increase in grant for Multan Institute of Kidney Diseases, besides approving to change the name of Government Public Library Roshan Bhila, Kasur, to Javed Mahmood Public Library Roshan Bhila.

Published in Dawn, July 24th, 2024