Assistant commissioners directed to ensure ease, facilitations for public

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz directed the assistant commissioners to implement the merit to ensure ease and facilitation in the lives of the people.

“Serving the public is not just a duty but the foremost responsibility,” said Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz during her meeting with the bureaucrats appointed across the province on Monday.

The Punjab CM said that the responsibility is not assigned but must be taken voluntarily.

She said, “Young officers must prove themselves through performance and respect for public representatives must be upheld but don’t accept the wrong thing of any one including the chief minister,”.

The CM asked them to ensure writ of the government but human dignity must be preserved.

She made it clear that no illegal activities should be tolerated, with the directives that all the matters including education, health, and price control should be given due attention.

Maryam Nawaz said that assistant commissioners should ensure the sale of bread at Rs16 and naan at Rs20 in their respective areas.

“Artificial inflation should be reduced through the price control mechanism, and the Provincial Enforcement Authority should assist in various tasks of the district administration,” she added.

The CM also expressed her desire not to see broken streets, accumulating water, and dirty surroundings in any area of Punjab. She stated that monitoring of treatment facilities in hospitals should be ensured, the officers should keep their doors open for the people and listen to their concerns.

Furthermore, the Punjab Chief Minister stated that her assistant commissioners are like her eyes, ears, and arms. Pervez Rashid, Senior Provincial Minister Maryam Aurangzeb, Chief Secretary, and other officials were also present.