LAHORE:Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved eight development schemes worth over Rs57 billion.
The schemes were approved in the 70th meeting of the PDWP held on Thursday under the Chairmanship of P&D Board Chairman Barrister Nabeel Ahmad Awan. The meeting was attended by Secretary P&D Board Dr Asif Tufail, Chief Economist Masood Anwar, members of the P&D Board, and other senior officers.
The approved schemes include CM Punjab Laptop Programme at the cost of Rs27 billion, Establishment of Enforcement Stations of PERA in Punjab (New Construction/Rehabilitation of existing Government Headquarter, Lahore at the cost of Rs9.594 billion, Construction of Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) Headquarter, Lahore at the cost of Rs4.419 billion, Construction of Multi-Story courts for AD&SJs and Courts for Civil Judges at District Sheikhupura at the cost of Rs1.028 billion, Establishment of Material Testing Laboratories in Gujranwala and Sialkot in Collaboration with the Urban Unit at the cost of Rs1.731billion, Establishment of Aquaculture Malis in Punjab at the cost of Rs2.170 billion, Establishment of University of Child Health Sciences at Lahore at the cost of Rs9.174 billion, and Program for Revamping OPD Blocks in Tertiary Care Hospitals in Punjab at the cost of Rs2.267 billion.
