Punjab cabinet approves mechanism for registration of electric vehicles.

LAHORE -- The Punjab cabinet which met here on Friday with Punjab Chief Minister Ch Parvez elahi in the chair took several important decisions pertaining to registration of electric vehicles, fixing of sugarcane price, recruitment in police department and other matters concerning provincial departments. The cabinet fixed the support price of sugarcane at Rs. 300 per maund and made it mandatory on the sugar mills of Punjab to start crushing from 25th of November. The decision comes after criticism from the Punjab opposition that the provincial government wanted to create a sugar crisis by delaying the crushing of sugarcane. The provincial cabinet also granted approval to formulate regulations for the registration of electric vehicles. It was principally decided to run electric rickshaws in Punjab. The meeting was told that 50 percent subsidy will be provided to the electric vehicles in respect of taxes. Also, the cabinet gave its nod to fill 3,000 vacant posts in the Punjab police. Moreover, the cabinet granted approval to appoint the President of LDA Tribunal, to declare Sargodha and Bahawalpur city areas of the concerned development authority, amendment in Punjab Drug Rules, revamping of provincial quality control board, annual report on the State of Women Punjab Commission, audit reports about the accounts of Punjab government, audits of the accounts of Public Sector enterprise Government of Punjab, rules and regulations for the appointment of Chairman Zakat and Usher Council, amendment in the Quaid-e-Azam Library schedule...