25,000 was given as aid to the widows of martyred police officers and youths in accidents – Photo: Governor House
Lahore: The caretaker cabinet has voluntarily announced not to take salary and government housing.
The first cabinet meeting was held yesterday in the Chief Minister’s office under the chairmanship of caretaker chief minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi, in which the caretaker chief minister congratulated the caretaker ministers for assuming the responsibilities, in the meeting to ensure transparent, fair, free and peaceful conduct of the general elections. Commitment was expressed.
Mohsin Naqvi said in his address to the assembly that the main responsibility of the caretaker government is to conduct transparent and fair elections, in the light of the instructions of the Election Commission, they will ensure the conduct of transparent and fair general elections. To do something that will give relief to the people.
The Caretaker Cabinet following in the footsteps of the Caretaker Chief Minister announced not to take salary and government house voluntarily, no Minister of the Caretaker Cabinet will take salary and government house.
In the meeting, a fund of one billion was approved for the financial assistance of the families of the martyrs of the Punjab Police. The families of the police martyrs will be given financial assistance at the rate of Rs. They offered their lives but their families did not get financial assistance.
It was decided to relax the departmental rules to recruit the children of martyrs in the police, special discount will be given to the children of martyrs regarding height, breast, financial assistance for the widows of martyred police officers and youths in other accidents from 25 hundred. Increased to 25 thousand rupees, Inspector General of Police and senior police officials will set up open courts for immediate public consultation.
The Caretaker Chief Minister directed advance planning for maximum relief to the people in Ramadan and said that the preparation of the Ramadan package should be started from now so that the people can get real relief in the holy month. The caretaker chief minister directed the provincial ministers to visit various cities to check availability of cheap flour.
Mohsin Naqvi ordered an indiscriminate action against occupation groups and land mafia and a large-scale crackdown to stop the use of ice and other drugs in educational institutions. In the meeting, the reorganization of the Cabinet Standing Committees for Finance and Development, Legal Affairs and Privatization and Law and Order was approved. The caretaker cabinet formally approved the appointment of Dr. Usman Anwar as Inspector General of Police Punjab.
The cabinet was briefed about the law and order situation in the province and actions against the criminal elements. The cabinet was also briefed on wheat reserves and requirements.
Apart from this, the caretaker chief minister became the voice of the children of police martyrs who sacrificed for the people. Mohsin Naqvi ordered to simplify the procedure of departmental recruitment of children of police martyrs.
On the direction of Mohsin Naqvi, it was also decided to give 10 additional marks during departmental recruitment to the children of police martyrs who came on open merit.
Mohsin Naqvi said that the rules for the departmental recruitment of the children of police martyrs will be further simplified and if seats are not available in the respective district, the children of martyrs can be recruited in another district, through duty and anti-social elements. It was also decided to increase the relief package of brave Ghazis who became disabled while fighting.