The newly recruited officers of Provincial Planning Service visited the Planning and Development Department, where they received a comprehensive orientation about the department’s activities. The meeting was held with officers under the chairmanship of Secretary Planning and Development Department, Mr. Khayam Hassan Khan. The newly recruited officers were briefed about the GIS Hub, the Development Projects Management Information System, and the Monitoring and Evaluation System at P&D.
Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah of Pakistan Administrative Service assumed charge as Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The first introductory meeting of the heads and officers of the sections and allied units of the Planning and Development Department was held with the Additional Chief Secretary. In the introductory meeting, development planning in the province and other departmental matters were considered. Secretary P&D Mr. Khayam Hasan Khan and Chief Economist Mr. Muhammad Ali Asghar also participated in the meeting.
In the Department of Planning and Development, Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mr. Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah has been given detailed briefings regarding the affairs and projects under various sections of P&D.
The officers of the International Development Section in AJP&D briefed the Additional Chief Secretary about the progress on various projects. The Additional Chief Secretary emphasized on making a coordinated strategy to complete all the projects and achieve the goals. Secretary P&D Mr. Khayam Hasan Khan and Chief Economist Mr. Muhammad Ali Asghar also participated in the meeting.
Merged Area Governance Project briefing to Additional Chief Secretary, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr. Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah on Economic Development Plan, Merged Areas.
In order to reduce the impact of climate change, the scope of important environment-friendly projects has been approved.
In the light of the guidelines set by the Election Commission, projects worth 24 billion were approved in the meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party.
The approval was given in a PDWP meeting chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Planning and Development Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mr. Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah.
PDWP members and concerned departments participated in the meeting. The forum approved 9 projects related to Energy & Power, C&W and Interior for the development of the province.
Sanctioned Projects include Access to Energy- Construction of MHPs on Canals, Rivers and Tributaries, Solarization of Schools and BHUs, Additional Cost Payment as per Court Decision: Police Post Ghazi Baba, Mardan and Police Lines Digar, Buner , purchase of land for construction, construction of road from Pathrak to Thal Kumrat Dir Bala, reconstruction of bridge over Tor Versak Digger, widening and improvement of remaining 18 km of District Swarai Peer Qilapuran Road, District Swat Matta from Bariam Chowk including widening and rehabilitation of road up to Venai.
Under the chairmanship of Federal Secretary Economic Affairs Division Dr. Kazim Niaz and Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry, a high-level meeting was held at Civil Secretariat Peshawar on Friday to review the projects supported by international development partners.
Additional Chief Secretary Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah, representatives of World Bank and Asian Development Bank, Executive Secretaries of concerned departments, Project Directors and other concerned officials attended.
A detailed briefing was given to the participants of the meeting on the development projects supported by international development organizations and related issues. In the meeting, 27 projects of different sectors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were reviewed. Among these projects, 10 World Bank, 13 Asian Development Bank and one IFAD are providing funds for the project. In the meeting, it was emphasized that the ongoing projects should be accelerated and the implementation of the projects under consideration should be ensured.
Federal Secretary Economic Affairs Division Dr. Kazim Niaz said that the federal government will provide full cooperation with the provincial government in these projects. He further said that the timely completion of these projects will benefit the local population.
Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry issued instructions to the Executive Secretaries and concerned officials to regularly review the progress of projects supported by international development partners under their respective departments. This will enable identification of obstacles in all such projects, their resolution and timely completion.
He said that these projects play a key role in reducing the effects of climate change, improving health and education sectors and infrastructure in Pakistan.
The Project Steering Committee Meeting of Integrated Agriculture Improvement Project held under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary, Planning and Development, Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr. Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah. Additional Chief Secretary was briefed regarding physical and financial progress of the project. The team was directed to meet timeline of each activity and follow targets, diligently.
Nine appointed officers of Provincial Planning Service had an introductory meeting with Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mr. Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah. The Additional Chief Secretary expressed his best wishes for the newly appointed officers.
