Incentives For Differently-Abled, Relief For Flood-Hit Approved.

LAHORE -- The second meeting of the Cabinet Standing ComAmittee on Finance and Development was held on Friday in the Chief Minister's Office under the chair of Punjab CM Chaudhry Parvez Elahi. The meeting decided to increase the conveyance alAlowance for the blind, dump and other disabled employees. It was approved to increase the conAveyance allowance for disabled government employees from 2,000 rupees to 6,000 rupees. The upgradation of posts of music teachers and Braille teachers including disabled employees was also approved. In the meeting, extension of three months in the employment period of 664 disabled daily wages employees was approved as well. The chief minister directed formulation of a comprehensive policy to permanently solve the problem of disabled daily wage employees and in this context, a committee was formed under the chairmanship of Provincial Finance Minister Mohsin Laghari to devise a policy. Parvez...