Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has expressed indignation over the performance of the Southern Punjab Secretariat and strongly reprimanded the concerned authorities for not resolving public issues at the earliest besides delay in projects of public welfare. The Chief Minister directed the secretaries of different departments posted in the Southern Punjab Secretariat to improve their performance. On the special instructions of the Punjab Chief Minister, an important meeting of secretaries posted in the Southern Punjab Secretariat was held at CM's Office in which the Principal Secretary gave necessary instructions of Usman Buzdar to the concern officers to improve their performance. Usman Buzdar in his instructions has directed the concerned secretaries to take effective measures for resolving the peoples’ problems. The departments will have to perform now, inefficiency will not be tolerated at all, he warned and adding that strict action will be taken against responsible on the negligence. He further directed that officers posted in the Southern Punjab Secretariat should deliver and projects of public welfare should be completed within the stipulated time frame. He said that those who will fail to deliver as per the expectations of the people has no right to hold public office. The government will continue to encourage honest and efficient officers. Usman Buzdar said that he will not compromise on the standards and quality in the projects of public welfare. There will be Third Party Monitoring on every public welfare scheme. He further directed that the funds released for the development schemes should be utilized timely. He directed that officers should go out in the field to ensure transparency in development projects. Lip service will not be tolerated. He said that the PTI government by establishing a separate Secretariat in the Southern Punjab has given it a new identity. Now the people of the area will not have to come to Lahore for their work. Officers should perform their duties with determination and wholeheartedly. Secretaries of different departments of Southern Punjab including Health, Finance, Planning and Development, Local Government, Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering, Agriculture, Livestock and Dairy Development, S&GAD, Law, Communications and Works, Irrigation, Education, Forest and Additional Secretary Home from the Southern Punjab Secretariat attended the meeting.
