ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired separate assembly sessions on new initiatives being planned in Punjab province including forestry, urban land digitization, dairy and social security hospitals under public private partnership modus. 

The assembly was attended by Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar, Federal Minister for National Food Security Sahibzada Mehboob Sultan, Advisor to PM Muhammad Shehzad Arbab, Advisor to PM Malik Amin Aslam, Minister Forests Punjab Mr. Sibtain Khan, Minister Revenue Punjab Malik Muhammad Anwar, Minister Livestock Punjab Mr. Husnain Dareshak, Minister Labor Punjab Mr. Ansar Niazi and senior officials from respective departments. 

During session on Digitization of Land Records in Punjab, prime minister was briefed that Punjab Land Revenue Authority (PLRA) is working towards digitization of land records aimed at efficient and public friendly service delivery. 

It was informed that digitization process shall supply direct access to general public, banks for loan approval and other authorities to verwhethery land record instantaneously and without errors. 

Moreover, digitized record shall also be accessible to abroad Pakistanis who have properties back home and they shall be able to monitor their ownership. It was emphasized that signwhethericant reforms are needed in urban land record management.

PM Khan was briefed that an investment on digitization of urban land record would double benefits in terms of tax gatherion, dispute resolution and transparency. 

While discussing dairy sector of Punjab, Prime Minister was briefed that Punjab Food Authority has launched a crackdown on milk adulteration.

 It was informed that main reasons of adulteration in milk are high demand, capped milk price, unethical practices and non-traceability of persons involved in adulteration. The assembly was briefed that legal reforms are required to ban sale of open milk and it should be sold in hygienic and traceable packaging, as practiced around world. 

PM Khan reiterated that investment in food sector regulation shall directly affect on reducing health expenditures of masses. 

The Prime Minister directed Punjab government to adopt latest systems of Health Information Management being used by private sector hospitals to endegree obvious procurement procedures and patient record management free of pilferage, corruption and wastage. 

The Prime Minister also directed to endegree chooseion of persons with honest and professional reputation in management boards of all hospitals in province. The Prime Minister appreciated contributions of Punjab government towards increasing forest cover and contributing to “Green Pakistan” initiative.