Cabinet nods National Transmission and Dispatch Company BoDs formation

Cabinet nods National Transmission and Dispatch Company BoDs formation.

Federal Cabinet accorded approval to the formation of the Board of Directors of the NTDC under the Power Division.

Cabinet nods National Transmission and Dispatch Company BoDs

Prime Minister Imran Khan presided over the meeting held in Islamabad Tuesday.

Moreover, the meeting also granted an approval to the Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination.

They allowed them to enter into a five-year contract directly with NADRA for verification of WGRM data on health facilities.

Meanwhile, officials concerned informed the Federal Cabinet that due to the timely decision of the Prime Minister, about 95 percent of the people who had lost their jobs restored within few months.

Furthermore, Planning Minister Asad Umar briefed the Cabinet on the impact of the Corona pandemic.

His briefing based on a recent survey which the Federal Bureau of Statistics conducted.

According to data, the pandemic almost wiped out the income of about 20 million people.

He said restored the income of 20 million people due to wise strategy of the government.

He mentioned the govt policy of smart lockdown instead of complete lockdown and decision making in the construction and manufacturing sector.

The Federal Cabinet also got a detailed briefing on the steps taken during the last six months for civil service reforms.

Prime Minister specially encouraged the steps taken to amend the Civil Service Reforms and PAPRA laws.

Furthermore, he said the Ministries and Divisions should take steps to improve the performance and facilitate Ease of Doing Business (EoDB).

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