LAHORE, Dec 22: The Punjab cabinet on Wednesday approved the first batch of eight amendment bills of various departments that will enable them to run the affairs of federal ministries being transferred to the provinces under the 18th Amendment.
The cabinet meeting was presided over by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif who also constituted a committee for making recommendations for eliminating corruption in the province. The recommendations will be submitted to the cabinet at its next meeting and later to the assembly for legislation.
Chief Secretary Nasir Mehmood Khan Khosa said a cabinet sub-committee was supervising enlistment of the federal laws which the province was required to adopt to assume the federal functions.
It had so far finalised drafts of 18 such laws out of which eight laws pertaining to the Board of Revenue, health, labour and Auqaf departments were approved by the cabinet.
The laws are: Trust Act, 1882; Transfer of Property Act, 1882 and Partition Act, 1908 (Board of Revenue); Punjab Epidemic Disease Act, 2010 and Injured Persons (Medical Aid) Act, 2004 (Health Department); Employment of Children Act, 1991 and Employment (Record of Services) Act, 1951 (Labour Department); and Punjab Publication of Holy Quran (Elimination of Printing and Recording Errors) Act, 2010 (Auqaf Department).
The meeting also gave approval to the annual report of the Punjab Public Service Commission 2009.
The chief minister said an approval had also been given for setting up of an authority for elimination of hoarding, adulteration in essential items and stabilising their prices in the province and a draft law would soon be submitted in this regard.
Regarding Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) of the government officers and officials, he said the purpose of these reports was to judge the efficient and inefficient officials. Previously these reports reflected actual profile of officers but now these were not authentic. Therefore, he ordered, the previous method of writing the ACRs should be restored.
Mr Sharif appreciated the cabinet committee, elected representatives, administration, police and other departments for maintaining law and order, and ensuring brotherhood and religious harmony in the province during Muharram.
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