Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved Rs23.85 billion for the first phase of the Khushhal Dehat Programme, aimed at improving infrastructure in 475 villages across the province, it was reported on Saturday
Under the programme, each selected village will receive Rs50 million for development projects, including paved streets and a proper sewerage system.
According to the plan, a Khushhal Dehat Committee headed by the relevant Additional Deputy Commissioner Social Services will oversee the completion of development projects in each village. The committee will comprise five government and four private members.
The chairperson of the Union Council and the concerned sub-engineer will also be included in the committee.
The CM directed officials to release the first installment of grants to the committees by November. She also sought a development plan for another 2,000 villages under the program’s second phase.
She said development would be carried out equally in urban and rural areas, regardless of political affiliation, as every region of the province had an equal right to development and resolution of its problems.
