LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved four development schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of Rs8,630,585 million. These schemes were approved in the 58th meeting of PDWP of current fiscal year 2016-17 presided over by the P&D Chairman Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan. P&D Provincial Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo, Planning & Development Board members, provincial secretaries concerned and other senior representatives of the relevant provincial departments also attended the meeting.
The approved development schemes included, Prevention & Control of Blindness Punjab, Vision 2020 the Right to Sight (2016-2019) Revised Devolve 3rd National Programme (Revised) at the cost of Rs616.00 million, Establishment of Regional Blood Centre at Faisalabad and Up-Gradation of Existing Blood Units Mayo & Jinnah Hospitals Lahore with Assistance of KFW at the cost of Rs495.836 million.
Establishment of Model Farms Linked with improved Supply Chain and Value Addition at the cost of Rs3,216.191 million & Widening and Improvement of Bedian Road & Adjoining Approach Roads, Lahore (Phase-I) at the cost of Rs4,302.558 million.
