The Punjab government has decided to impose sanitation charges of Rs. 300 for 5 marla and Rs. 500 for 10 marla houses. In rural areas, the charges will be Rs. 200 for up to 10 marla houses and Rs. 500 for larger houses.
- For cities:
- Rs. 300 for 5 marla house
- Rs. 500 for 10 marla house
- For rural areas:
- Rs. 200 for 10 marla house
- Rs. 500 for houses larger than 10 marla
During a meeting in Lahore, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz ordered a reduction in the proposed sanitation charges by over 50%. She also halted the proposed increase in water charges for hydropower projects, citing concerns that higher charges would increase electricity costs.
The meeting provided the following updates and approvals:
- Residential Units: Punjab has 19.85 million residential units and 2 million commercial units.
- Green Pakistan Programme: Approved funds for the initiative.
- Hajj for Women: Approved Rs. 20 million to send 10 women from an old age home on Hajj.
- Sports Complex Gaushala Lahore: Included in the Annual Development Plan 2023-24.
- Water Filtration Plants: Approved transfer of 400 plants to solar energy in Lahore and Faisalabad.
- Check Posts: Approved construction on Punjab’s borders.
- ePay Punjab Service Charges: Approved Rs. 100 for sales tax payments and Rs. 15 for other transactions.
- Garments City Access Road: Approved construction at a cost of Rs. 306 million.
Senior Minister Maryam Aurangzeb, Finance Minister Mujtabi Shujaur Rahman, Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman, Chairman Planning and Development Board, Secretaries of Finance, Law, I&C, Information and Culture, Chairman Punjab Information Technology Board, and others participated in the meeting.
Via: 24NewsHD TV
This is the best decision of this government so far. But we want cleanliness across villages as well. All over the world city councils get the money and that is a good model. But we want sanitation and cleanliness in return
These idiots are leeching money, in the name of cleanliness from already deprived people and that lunatic is spending billions on useless laptop & electric bike schemes.
Not to mention, all the governments have failed miserably to enforce the DC rates in Punjab.
God help this country.
Purpose of this wastage of taxpayers money.
All conditions,hikes in tariff is by imf.