Opposition proposals to be incorporated in LB Bill: Murad Shah

KARACHI, February 2: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presiding over a cabinet meeting here at CM House on Wednesday said that the points Minister Local Government Syed Nasir Shah has agreed with the opposition parties in respect of local government law would be implemented in true letter and spirit.
“We would incorporate the suggestions of the opposition, Jamaat Islami, PSP and other parties in the local bodies law as has been agreed by Minister Local Government Syed Nasir Shah in his talks with them,” he said.
The chief minister constituted a committee under Minister Local Government Syed Nasir Shah, Minister Labour Saeed Ghani, Minister Parliamentary Affairs Mukesh Chawla, Minister irrigation Jam Khan Shoro and Advisor law Murtaza Wahab to discuss the proposal given by the opposition parties and incorporate them into the law and present in the assembly for approval.
The cabinet meeting was attended by all the provincial ministers, dvisors, Special assistants, chief secretary Mumtaz Shah, PSCM  Fayaz Jatoi, Chairman P&D Hassan Naqvi and other concerned officers. Wheat: The provincial cabinet approved a procurement target of 1.4 MT of wheat at a support price of Rs2,200 per 40 kg bag for which Rs70 billion were approved.
The food department was allowed to purchase bardana to the extent of assigned target at the ratio of 90 percent P.P. Bags and 10 percent jute bags if jute bags are available in the market. The chief minister directed the food department to set up their [procurement] centers in the last week of February so that procurement could be started right from March 1. “We are offering better support price; therefore its benefit must pass on to the growers,” he said. -NNI