New Punjab Chief Minister Discusses Pro-Poor Initiatives In 1st Cabinet Meet
NDTV
The Cabinet emphasized to lay special focus on the core sectors of education and health to provide affordable quality healthcare and education facility.
Newly-appointed Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday held his first Cabinet meeting and discussed various 'pro-poor initiatives' which it plans to implement in a time-bound manner.
In the meeting that was held at 8 pm at the secretariat in Chandigarh, it was decided that these initiatives in the welfare of the poor will be launched from October 2 to mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, also known as the Father of the Nation, an official statement from the Chief Minister's Office stated.
The Cabinet emphasized to lay special focus on the core sectors of education and health to provide affordable quality healthcare and education facility.
The Cabinet also directed the Housing and Urban Development department to immediately start construction of 32,000 Economically Weaker Section (EWS) houses on a priority basis. These houses will be made available to the eligible beneficiaries on affordable installments, read the statement.
