The Punjab Cabinet, under the leadership of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, convened for its 28th session, endorsing a comprehensive 130-point agenda designed to elevate worker rights, modernize governance, and support economic development.
At the forefront, the cabinet sanctioned the distribution of 1,220 residential flats to industrial workers based in Sundar, Kasur, and Taxila Labour Complexes. Allocation will be done via transparent balloting, and the CM directed that no recovery of costs would be made from beneficiaries. In a further push for social uplift, she ordered construction of 3,000 more flats.
Equally impactful was the approval of a Rs40,000 minimum monthly wage for over 100 types of skilled and semi-skilled occupations across Punjab, helping bring stability to thousands of working-class families.
Responding to emergency needs, a Rs2.6 billion fund was approved for flood victims, and Rescue 1122 teams were awarded Rs50,000 each for their relief efforts.
Hiring policies also saw a shakeup, with new jobs greenlit in the Right Management Police, Punjab Wildlife, and Wall City Authority, while over 590 contract employees in literacy programs had their terms extended.
A major development in governance was the approval of Punjab’s first Occupational Safety and Health Rules, designed to protect vulnerable workers such as those in sewage and construction roles.
The cabinet also pushed for infrastructure innovation, introducing online NOC applications for fuel stations, launching AI-based traffic management, and expanding WASA services to underserved urban centers.
