Overview
- Punjab’s chief minister approved a province-wide District Development Plan on Wednesday that uses each district’s own funds to run multi‑billion‑rupee projects.
- In a follow-up review, she ordered polyester-strip safety nets under manhole covers across the province, with a pilot installing nets on 30,000 manholes in Gujranwala.
- Commissioners reported local resources and received go-aheads for targeted works, including Rs4 billion in Sahiwal, Rs2.8 billion in Sargodha, Rs5.3 billion in Faisalabad and Rs3 billion in Multan, with many schemes due by September 2026.
- After a child died in Faisalabad, she directed arrests for negligence, required monthly affidavits from private housing societies on closed manholes, and told officials to cordon off construction sites.
- Oversight will use KPI tracking and the Suthra Punjab live dashboard, which the information minister said has already flagged a Faisalabad case sent to anti-corruption, signaling tighter accountability for local delivery.