Cabinet Standing Committee approves development projects.

LAHORE -- The 47th meeting of the Cabinet Standing Committee for Finance and Development was held under the chair of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Saturday, which gave approval to several development projects of public welfare.

The meeting gave approval to setting up of Panaghas [shelter homes] at all divisional headquarters besides provincial metropolis with the cooperation of Bait-ul-Maal.

The chief minister gave approval for including a 1000-bed hospital on Ferozpur Road in Annual Development Programme. Every citizen of Punjab would be provided Sehat Insaf Card by 2021, as it was the commitment of the incumbent government, the CM added.

In principle approval was given to construct emergency and OPD blocks in teaching hospital in DG Khan, which will cost Rs 2 billion. The chief minister directed the health department to redress the important matters for setting up emergency and OPD blocks at the earliest.

The meeting decided in principle to revamp 122-kilometre long road from Chokiwala (N-55) tehsil Taunsa to N-70 (Chappar/Balochistan) via Zain, Barthi and Kharar Buzdar with Rs 9 billion. The road will be constructed by the Punjab government with its own resources while the federal government will be requested to provide funds for the construction of the rest of the portion.

The meeting also approved sewerage work of urban road package for PP-289 DG Khan city and decided to establish Punjab House in Gwadar, which will be constructed by the Infrastructure Development Authority Punjab.

The meeting also approved revamping of four important roads of Faisalabad including Samundri road, Tandianwala road, Jarranwala road and Jhang road under Chief Minister's Development Package for Faisalabad.

Procurement of three...