PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed the concerned authorities to frame rules under the Khyber PakhtunkhwaCivilAdministration (Public Service Delivery and Good Governance) Act, 2020, within 15 days in order to ensure efficient service delivery. He reiterated that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government had introduced reforms in every sector to bring them on a par with contemporary requirements,according to a statement issued here on Friday.

Chairing a meeting regarding reform initiatives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the chief minister directed the concerned authorities to come up with concrete proposals for ensuring smooth transfer of state land from one department to the other. He said complicated procedures had made the task time consuming which hindered implementation and execution of various development projects of the provincial government.

He stated that the policy for transfer of civil servants after every two years should be fully implemented and directed for developing an automated system for the purpose.Provincial ministers Taimur Saleem Jhagra and Shaukat Yousafzai, chief secretary Shehzad Bangash, additional chief secretary Shahab Ali Shah, senior member Board of Revenue Zakir Hussain Afridi and other relevant of ficials also attended the meeting.

The chief minister stated that the reform initiatives undertaken by the government during last four years had yielded positive results.

He said that as soon as the flood situation was over a comprehensive campaign would be launched against encroachments throughout the province to avoid flood damage in future.

The chief minister maintained that the government believed inprovision of relief to the citizens.

He said that good governance, antiencroachment campaigns, construction of embankments and flood protection walls and similar other initiatives had reduced the damage that could have been caused otherwise.

Detailed discussions were also held on cabinet committee`s proposal for creation of new zone i.e, Zone-VI for recruitment in civil services. The chief minister directed the concerned authorities to work out modalities and finalise the proposals prior to presenting it before the cabinet for approval.

Moreover, the chief minister approved, in principle, amendments in the Efficiency and Disciplinary Rules, 2011.