Lahore: Punjab cabinet, at its meeting in Lahore on Friday, approved a wide range of public welfare and development measures, including the launch of the "Apna Khet, Apna Rozgar Program". Under the program, the government will allot government agricultural land to 50,000 landless farmers across the province.

According to Radio Pakistan, the meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, also decided to expand electric bus services to tehsils level by procuring one thousand green buses with a cashless payment system. The meeting approved hundreds of new posts in departments including Crime Control, Excise, Tourism Police, IT, and Home Department. Additionally, the cabinet approved steps to ease business laws, promote tourism and culture, amend the Motor Vehicle Ordinance to allow driving permits for 16 to 18 years old, and strengthen law and order.

Addressing the meeting, Maryam Nawaz stated that the Punjab government is ensuring that facilities reach every citizen from cities to villages. Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that all concerned departments are actively working to make the upcoming government-sponsored three-day Basant Festival in Lahore safe for all.

Chairing a Basant Festival review meeting in Lahore on Friday, she mentioned that the best traffic plan has been devised for the event that will be held from 6th to 8th of next month. The Chief Minister further explained that the Provincial Capital will be divided into different zones for the event, and bikes will not be allowed to enter the Red Zone without the security wire. She added that safety rods will also be provided to one million bikers free of cost, for protecting them from kite string.