LAHORE: Work on 124 development schemes in 342 villages is under way under the \u201cMaryum Nawaz\u2019s Beautiful Punjab\u201d program,officials were informed during a review meeting chaired by Zeeshan Rafique at the Civil Secretariat on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Secretary Local Government Shakeel Ahmed Mian,Special Secretary Arshad Baig and senior officials of the Punjab Rural Municipal Services Company attended the meeting,where PRMSC CEO Khurram Pervez briefed participants on the progress of the Model Village Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking on the occasion,Zeeshan Rafique said 485 villages had been selected in the first phase of the chief minister\u2019s Model Village Program,adding that work to provide urban-style facilities in the remaining villages would begin soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the completion of the first phase would benefit around 3.9 million people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The provincial minister added that CM Maryam Nawaz had approved Rs.60 billion for the initiative and more funds would be allocated in the next fiscal year\u2019s budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The minister directed the PRMSC to ensure both quality and pace of work,while instructing district administrative officers to regularly visit project sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He stressed that all-out efforts should be made to complete the first phase of the program by December 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rafique further said the chief minister had directed authorities to include 7,500 more villages in the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that restoration of traditional ponds,installation of streetlights,paving of streets and development of sewage systems were also part of the initiative aimed at improving sanitation and living conditions in rural areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE: Work on 124 development schemes in 342 villages is under way under the \u201cMaryum Nawaz\u2019s Beautiful Punjab\u201d program,officials were informed during a review meeting chaired by Zeeshan Rafique at the Civil Secretariat on Wednesday. Secretary Local Government Shakeel Ahmed Mian,Special Secretary Arshad Baig and senior officials of the Punjab Rural Municipal Services Company attended […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-pakistan"],"yoast_head":"\n