Buzdar orders timely completion of uplift schemes.

LAHORE -- Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed the departments and authorities concerned to complete all development and welfare schemes, initiated under the Annual Development Programme, within the stipulated time-frame.

In a statement issued here on Sunday, he said that transparency and timely completion of the projects was utmost important. The government is the custodian of people's hard-earned money, and embezzlement of funds and irregularities in completion of the projects would not be tolerated, he warned. The government would take action against those failing to perform their official duties, he added.

Usman Buzdar warned that he would not tolerate corruption, laxity and negligence and the government's policy of zero tolerance against corruption would continue. He stressed an effective monitoring system for timely utilisation of development funds.

He directed the officers concerned to personally monitor the progress of development schemes and asked them to focus on the standard and quality of the development schemes.

Buzdar said the time of lip service had passed. 'The PTI government, during its two-and-a-half years tenure, has rectified the mistakes of the previous governments.

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