LAHORE: Newly elected CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz in her speech at Punjab Assembly on Monday said that her party had devised an extensive and comprehensive agenda for the Punjab province, which would be implemented from today.
She said that the PML-N’s key objectives during her tenure would be the provision of employment, education and healthcare. Maryam said: “I am working on a plan to provide solar panels in instalments to the consumers using up to 300 or below units of electricity.”
The newly-elected Punjab chief minister said that the reforms were required in the economy’s backbone with facilitation of businessmen and small medium enterprises. The new CM Punjab said that she wanted to make Punjab an economic hub by empowering businessmen. “We will provide one-window solution for establishing and running businesses,” she added.
Maryam said the businesses being run by the provincial government should be converted into a public-private partnership. “We will facilitate the business community so that they can attract investment in the province.
She further said that they would bring transparent mechanism to eliminate bribery, besides ensuring integrated model of governance and solving people’s problems through helpline.
Maryam also announced a Ramazan relief package, Nigheban, for Punjab. According to her, it included essential goods worth Rs6.5 to Rs7 million which would be distributed to the public during Ramazan.
The package will be delivered at people’s their doorstep,” she said. Maryam added that marketplaces providing essential items at subsidised rates would also be set up.
“A body will regulate prices in the market so that no commodity is sold more than the fixed rates,” she added. The Punjab chief minister noted that BISP data does not cover all the needy as people with income less than Rs60,000 are deserving and it was the govt’s duty to help them all.
Maryam also vowed to improve the school curriculum in the province, saying that it will be revised to upgrade it to modern education. She also said schools of the province would be improved through public-private partnerships.
“If any child wants to study on merit and they do not have the means, the Punjab government will provide funds for them,” she said, vowing to revive the youth loan programme, which also included schemes for providing interest-free loans, skills training and devices such as laptops and tablets.
Maryam Nawaz also vowed to build a major hospital in each district of Punjab which according to her would consists units for cancer and kidney treatment as well. She also announced to provide free medicines in public hospitals.
“Within 12 first weeks, we will launch Punjab’s first air ambulance service,” she promised, adding that she has directed 1122 to establish an organised fleet of ambulance for the motorways.
“Free medicines will be provided at every government hospital across the province from today onwards,” she said. She also vowed to re-introduce Nawaz Sharif’s health card in an effective manner across the province.
The Punjab CM also highlighted the issue of harassment, saying that she wants to launch an exclusive helpline for women. “The women who go out of her house for any necessity should be protected,” she said.
She further talked about equality, saying that women should be given loans equal to men. She added that her government would try to establish a daycare centre at every workplace.
