Under the programme, 16 municipal committees – Jhelum,Vehari, Daska, Wazirabad, Kamoki, Murdiky, Hafizabad, Gojra, Burewala, Jarranwala, Jhang, Kot Addu, Okara. There will also be an information-technology based monitoring system for local governments to oversee service delivery at the local level. The government has decided to introduce an integrated development concept for better service delivery in intermediate cities and secondary cities. In order to improve funeral and burial service delivery, the government has decided to develop model graveyards under the Punjab Shehr-e-Khamoshan Authority (PSKA). The government has also planned to mobilise the private sector to invest in interventions of municipal services delivery, which will not only improve service delivery, but also encourage the private sector to invest in the public sector.

Source: The Express Tribune June 15, 2019 05:37 UTC