Work begins on digitizing the process of providing essential services to the citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In this regard, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary Shakeel Qadir Khan in the Planning and Development Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Secretary Excise, officials from IT Board and Board of Revenu, representatives of local government and chiefs of Rule of Law and Industries sections from P&D department also attended the meeting.
15th PDWP meeting approved the upgradation of nursing schools in Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, DI Khan, Mardan, Swat, and Abbottabad. the project will increase the numbers of vacancies in the nursing schools and it will boost the work force fighting against the pandemic.
Future of any region is dependent on harnessing the potential of its young bulge through education. Expansion/Upgradation of Khyber Girls Medical College to accommodate additional 50 students of Merged Districts approved.
Hockey Astroturf at Nowshehra and Abbotabad
Upgradation of Sports Complex at Bajaur and Mohmand
Roads sector approved schemes in 15th PDWP
Old Ford wagons will now be used to promote tourism and heritage Trans Peshawar Board of Directors meeting chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shakeel Qadir Khan. The meeting was attended by CO Trans Peshawar, DC Peshawar and other board members. Trans Peshawar Board of Directors approves use of some old Ford wagons for tourism promotion instead of scrapping Wagons to be used for heritage tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after renovation. Historic Ford wagons will help promote heritage tourism In this regard, a request was made to Trans Peshawar by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tourism Department. It was decided to scrap old wagons and buses after BRT buses started running. The meeting also approved a performance appraisal policy for Trans Peshawar employees and a policy on missing items and missing children while traveling.
The Additional Chief Secretary, Shakeel Qadir Khan, met the World Food Programme (WFP) team led by the Country Director, Chris Kaye at the Planning and Development Department today. The meeting discussed initiatives to enhance food security, stimulate economic growth and reduce poverty in a sustainable manner in the region.
4th Meeting of Provincial Technical/Steering Committee for SDGs Support Unit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was held under the chairmanship of Secretary P&D Department, Mr. Amir Sultan Tareen. The Unit made a detailed presentation on the progress & achievements for 2020. The Forum was also briefed on the activities initiated under Annual Work Plan 2021 which was unanimously approved by the forum.
Other notable projects that were approved following different rounds of discussions include Purchase of Land for Agriculture University Swat, Feasibility Study of Command Area Development of Small Dams, Hockey Turf at Nowshehra and Abbotabad, Upgradation of Sports Complex at Mohmand & Bajaur and Establishment of Resource Center & E Stamp Introduction in Board of Revenue in Newly Merged Districts.
International Boxing Event held at Qayum Stadium Peshawar. Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shakeel Qadir Khan and Secretary Sports Abid Majeed attended the event. “Providing sports opportunities for youth is one of the government’s priorities, competitions will bring out new talent and boost ties with neighboring countries, ACS said”
The Planning and Development Department is utilizing technology to improve governance and service delivery to better respond to the needs of the people.
The GIS Cell of the Planning and Development Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is in the process of developing a mobile application “Pothole Fixer” to be piloted in Peshawar district.
The application will provide an interface to its users to register their complaints if they observe any road potholes by taking a picture and sharing it on the application in real-time.
The application will be based on the existing GIS platform of the department and will link up on the basis of the current location (coordinates) of the complainant.
The reported complaint will be examined automatically by the pertinent government department, such as Communication & Works, Pakhtunkhwa Highway Authority, National Highway Authority, Local Government Authorities, etc.
These updates were presented to the Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shakeel Qadir Khan, who was chairing a review meeting of the GIS Cell here today. The meeting was also attended by Secretary P&DD, Chief Economist P&DD and officials of GIS Cell.
The meeting was also informed that the GIS has been extended to 35 districts across the province by setting up GIS Cells. The GIS Cell of has also mapped a total of 35,817 locations against 8,230 schemes of the Annual Development Programme since 2017-18.
The establishment of a centralized GIS is already helping the department in decision-making, especially in the planning and monitoring of development projects by avoiding duplication of work through timely and accurate information hosted on a centralized database.
The GIS was also recently linked to the Independent Monitoring Unit of the Elementary and Secondary Education Department and the Planning Commission Form Management System to further extend its benefits.