LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Wednesday issued displeasure letters for “the worst and unsatisfactory performance” to 12 public sector companies and authorities on the basis of inspection by the Special Monitoring Unit.

According to the letters issued by the chief minister secretariat, the Lahore Transport Company; the Lahore Parking Company; the Faisalabad Parking Company; and the Punjab Livestock & Dairy Development Board heads have been issued displeasure notices for the worst performance.

The authorities and agency having unsatisfactory performance are: the Punjab Khal Panchayat Authority, Lahore; the Punjab Agriculture Marketing Regulatory Authority, Lahore; the Punjab Mass Transit Authority, Lahore; the D.G. Khan Development Authority; the Bahawalpur Development Authority; the Punjab Skill Development Authority, Lahore; the Punjab Halal Development Agency, Lahore; and the Punjab Local Government Board, Lahore.

The letters say the chief minister has seen the evaluation report and shown his serious concern over the worst performance and conveyed his displeasure to the respective heads of the authorities, agency and board. The chief minister has also required that the respective bodies’ chiefs should redress the deficiencies attached to the operations of the establishment inspected and to take action against the delinquent officers/ officials as per law and policy.

The chief minister also issued appreciation letters on the basis of outstanding performance to seven authorities and public sector companies. Appreciation for exceptional performance letters have been issued to the CEO of Infrastructure Development Authority, Lahore; and director-generals of Lahore Development Authority and Walled City of Lahore Authority.

Appreciation for outstanding performance has been issued to the CEOs of the Punjab Model Bazaars Management Company, Lahore; the Punjab Cattle Market Management Company; the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power (Pvt) Ltd, Lahore; and the project director of the Punjab Skills Development Fund, Lahore.

The chief minister has conveyed his appreciation to the respective DGs, CEOs and project director and desired that they should continue to strive for excellence and deliver for the Punjab government.

Published in Dawn, December 23rd, 2021