KM CM directs timely completion of mega uplift projects.

Peshawar -- Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has directed all provincial departments to ensure timely completion of all ongoing mega development projects in the province and made it clear that any kind of unnecessary delay in the timely completion of these schemes will not be tolerated.

The Chief Minister expressed these views while presiding over a high-level meeting to review the progress made so far on mega development projects. The meeting was attended besides Additional Chief Secretary Shakeel Qadir, administrative secretaries of concerned departments, and other relevant authorities.

During briefing about the progress on development projects, the meeting was informed that extension of health insurance scheme (Sehat Insaf Card) to cent percent population of the province would be completed by the end of January next year.

The Chief Minister, on the occasion, directed the health department for necessary steps on urgent basis to get liver transplant covered under the Sehat Insaf Card Scheme. He further directed the department to ensure all types of emergency medicines in all hospitals of the province.

The meeting was informed that a PC-1 for the revamping and strengthening of basic health units (BHUs) and conversion of 200 BHUs into 24/7 health centres had been prepared and submitted to planning and development department for approval. It was informed that work was also in progress on the outsourcing of seven different hospitals of merged areas with the aim to ensure provision of standard healthcare facilities to the people of merged areas.

Briefing about various development schemes in elementary and secondary education department, the forum was informed that a total of 117 schools had been identified for launching of double shifts adding that the double shift in these schools would formally be started by the upcoming academic year. Further, it was informed that significant progress on various projects of communication sector had been ensured adding that physical work on the...