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• The up-gradation of BHUs and RHCs has been carried out and the District Headquarter (DHQ) & Tehsil Headquarter (THQ) hospitals have been attached with teaching hospitals for improving health care delivery.
• The budgetary allocation for the Health Sector in 2010-11 was increased by up to 32% (compared to last year) to sixteen billion rupees. The total size of the health budget amounts to thirty eight billion rupees.
• Provision of free medicines for patients in Government hospitals is one of the top priorities of the Chief Minister. In this regard it is stated that an amount of Rs. 500 million was allocated for the provision of free medicine for the patients in Government hospitals under block allocation under Funds / grant PC21016(016) health services during 2011 - 12 out of which Rs. 400 million has been released by the Finance Department (in two installments).
• Health-Care Insurance has been introduced in Punjab and poor segments of the society will be given special attention in this regard.
• Free dialysis facility has been provided in different hospitals. Apart from that tertiary care hospitals have been equipped with MRI, Angiography and CT scan machines.
• The provision of air conditioning facility has been ensured in all public sector hospitals.
• Improving the health care system has been a priority of the Punjab Government. Cochlear Implantation operations have been performed on fourteen special children at Children Hospital Lahore in collaboration with Special Education Department. Each operation costing Rs. 1,500,000, and 115 more children will be provided this facility in the current financial year.
• Amendments in Punjab Pure Food Rules 2007 have been introduced that sets new quality standards for dairy products, minimum B.Sc. qualification for the food inspectors and stricter laws to curb production of substandard food items and its adulteration.
• All the public sector hospitals across Punjab have been provided with free parking facility.
• Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology and Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology have been established to cater to the long list of patients waiting for treatment and operations at PIC, Lahore who will now be accommodated in their own areas.
• The rehabilitation of Said Mittha Hospital, Nawaz Sharif Hospital Yakki Gate, Mozang Hospital Lahore as well as the new emergency block in Kot Khwaja Saeed Hospital has been completed.
• Punjab Institute of Urology and Transplantation and Gynae–Pediatric centre will be established in Rawalpindi.

• The upgradation of 3,068 primary and middle schools has been completed to augment the physical infrastructure of public sector schools in the province.
• Four year degree programs have been started in twenty six colleges; thirty six new colleges have been approved and the up gradation of twenty five colleges has been undertaken across Punjab.
• A total of 35,000 educators have been inducted purely on merit across the province to cater to the shortage of teachers and to improve the standard of education.
• Twenty two new colleges are being established and seventeen colleges are being upgraded in the current fiscal year across the province.
• Technical institutions have been approved at the divisional level which will help bring education in backward areas at par with the developed areas.

• Mobility Allowance of Rs. 208.689 million @ Rs. 950/- per teacher.
• Hard Area Allowance of Rs. 94.450/- million @ Rs. 3000/- for 124 colleges of all divisions.
• Monthly Qualification Allowance (M. Phil/Ph. D) of Rs. 80.198 million for college teachers @ Rs. 10000/- for Ph. D & Rs. 5000/- for M. Phil.
• Principal Charge Allowance for all Principals of Rs. 47.461 million @ Rs. 4000/- and Rs. 7000/- for urban and rural areas respectively.
• Prize of Rs. 50,000/-, Rs. 35,000/- and Rs. 25,000/- are given to the teachers of first, second and third position holders students respectively.

1167  College Teachers Interns (CTIs) have also been recruited to meet the shortage of college staff on a monthly renumeration of Rs. 10000/-.

• 2,500 contract employees in special education have been regularized and approval of Four Tier Promotion Formula has been issued.
• Free education for special children will be ensured in addition to school supplies and a daily cup of milk.

Parho Punjab, Barho Punjab

Parho Punjab, Barho Punjab is a School Reforms Roadmap Programme with the aim of enroling every male and female child till 2018 in Punjab. This programme is being implemented successfully in Punjab with the objectives to provide all the required educational facilities besides the provision of text books and related accessories free of cost. So far, 140,000 teachers have been appointed on merit basis while 200,000 teachers have been trained for their capacity building. 

The four main objectives of this programme are:

The following measures have been taken by the provincial government regarding law and order:

• Thirty eight Acts have been passed by the Punjab Assembly regarding law and order in the province.
• The salaries of police personnel have been doubled to provide better security and curb corruption.
• The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) was established in 2009 to combat terrorism.
• Quick Response Force has been created with the assistance of the Pakistan Army to counter terrorism.
• Riverine Force has been created to combat crimes in slum dwellings (Kaccha areas) and to make travelling more secure on the Indus Highway. 49 Riverine Posts have been established for this purpose.
• 4,329 criminal gangs and 145,748 proclaimed offenders have been prosecuted in Punjab and 76,310 fugitives have been  arrested. Moreover, 46 police officers embraced martyrdom in the war against terror.
• Helpline ‘1915’ has been launched for traffic related issues.

Establishment of Punjab Power Development Board and Punjab Power Development Company

• The Punjab Power Development Board (PPDB) and the Punjab Power Development Company (PPDC) have been established to address the power crisis in the province and to undertake power projects at a rapid pace.
• A separate Energy Department is being established to address the energy needs of the province.

Miscellaneous Initiatives

• The rehabilitation of the Jinnah Barrage has been completed and the rehabilitation of Taunsa and Khanki barrages is underway.
• Small hydroelectricity projects are being initiated with private sector companies and coordination with the Federal Government is ongoing for the exploration of all forms of energy sources to bridge the gap between demand and supply in the country.
• Coal based power generation is also being explored to meet growing energy needs.

Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power Park (QASP)

Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power Park is the world's largest solar park, located in Cholistan, Punjab. It has around 400,000 solar panels with a capacity to produce 1,000 MW electricity, enough to power 320,000 households.

• The Urban Renewable Development Program was launched for intermediate cities for the rehabilitation of roads in DG Khan, Sahiwal and Sargodha.
• A Southern Package was launched for South Punjab. Under this package, forty road projects are underway worth over one billion rupees.
• Major projects of urban water supply are underway in Lahore, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi.

• The Punjab Land Development Company (PLDC) was established in 2009 to respond with immediate effect in the areas of affordable housing, urban renewal, municipal services, land management, land development, and the development of economic zones (Industrial Cities).
• The Ashiana Housing Scheme has been launched for low income families having all necessary modern facilities in Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala cities.

• This scheme provides 5 marla plots free of cost to homeless, poor people of rural areas.
• Under this scheme, allotment Sanads will be given to eligible applicants with joint ownership of husband and wife.
• 71,082 plots will be provided to the aforementioned beneficiaries. For more information, view division wise summary of allotted plots.

Lahore Bus Rapid Transit

Lahore Metro Bus is a bus rapid transit project of government of Punjab consisting of a 27-kilometers long route and 29 bus stations between Gajumata and Shahadra. The route covers dozens of commercial and residential localities along the main artery of city including Ferozepur road linking Jain Mander, Lytton road, MAO College, Civil Secretariat, Lower Mall, Shrine of Hazrat Data Ganj Baksh, Aiwan-e-Adal, Chowk Katchehry, Shahdra town and Ravi Road. The bus system uses e-ticketing and Intelligent Transportation System wand.