Cabinet standing committee on finance meets.

LAHORE -- The Punjab government on Tuesday approved the supplementary grant for Smart Integrated city control centre for district Nanakana Sahib besides lifting ban on hiring the technical cadre officials in special branch.

The approval was given in the 23rd meeting of Standing Committee of Cabinet for Finance chaired by Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakhat and attended by Provincial Minister for Industry and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal, Advisor to Chief Minister Dr Salman Shah, Chief Secretary Punjab Azam Suleman, Chairman Planning and Development Hamid Yaqood Sheikh and other officials of departments concern.

The meeting also approved the sharing of the fisheries department in accordance with the KP in Mianwali Chashma link canal, bypass road construction between Dajkot Samnudri to Canal Rekh Branch Dajkot, inclusion of Wazirabad Cardiology

Institute in IRMNCH and N in ongoing annual development plan, construction of hostels for teachers and students in DG Khan Teaching hospital, release of funds for Anmol Hospital Lahore, and release of funds for maternity ambulances in the deprived areas.

The meeting orders the social welfare department to justify the appointment on vacant seats, reasons of increase of PKLI cost, performance of Safe City Authority along with its overall financial plans.

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