LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced that 210 services of 15 departments will be available on its e-Biz Portal from Feb 1, eliminating the need for citizens to visit government offices.

The move is part of Punjab chief minister’s digital governance vision, under which the government aims to expand the number of services on the e-Biz Portal to 310 by March, significantly widening access to public services through a single digital platform.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the administrative secretaries’ committee chaired by Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman at the civil secretariat on Friday. The meeting reviewed key initiatives to accelerate e-governance across the province.

The Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) was formally directed to achieve the March target of 310 services on the portal.

Following successful implementation at the departmental-level, the chief secretary also directed that field offices and attached institutions must also be shifted to e-FOAS, enabling faster decision-making.

“Digitisation of administrative processes will free citizens from repeated visits to government offices,” Mr Zaman said.

The meeting was attended by the additional chief secretary, P&D chairman, Board of Revenue senior member, and all administrative secretaries. The ACS (south Punjab), all divisional commissioners, and deputy commissioners participated via video-link.

Published in Dawn, January 10th, 2026