Govt. to table creation of South Punjab Province in NA
A two-third majority is needed for the new province.
Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi addressed the media today (Wednesday March 11th). He stated that a plan has been developed to go ahead with the creation of the South Punjab Province. The media discussion had taken place after a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, some federal and provincial ministers from South Punjab, the Punjab chief secretary and inspector general of police.
FM Qureshi further stated that the bill for the creation of the South Punjab Province will be tabled in the National Assembly. A consensus is needed amongst the political parties to pass the bill, as a two-third majority in the parliament is required for the creation of the new province. The government will need time to create this harmony.
This move was very much promoted by Prime Minister Khan in his manifesto during the 2018 elections. The region is considered to be very much deprived of its share of resources. “The Punjab chief minister said in the meeting that in the upcoming budget — keeping the ratio of provincial population in mind — 35 percent of resources will be allocated to South Punjab,” Qureshi stated in the press conference.
“This has been happening in every previous year, funds are allocated for South Punjab and then channelled to other areas as the year progressed — we have decided to not do that this year,” the minister told the reporters.
Creating Secretariat for South Punjab
“Keeping in view the concept of devolution of power — and for the ease of people from the province — the decision to create a secretariat in the region has been taken,” Qureshi said. He said that Rs. 3.5 billion will be required to create the secretariat and 1,350 people will need to be appointed to fill the new positions created.
The creation of the infrastructure for a proper secretariat will also take some time, thus an additional chief secretary and additional inspector general of police will be appointed for South Punjab. “Out of the two, one will station himself in Bahawalpur, while the other will establish their headquarters in Multan,” the minister added.
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