Streamline Regulations and Effective Implementation for Sustainable Private Sector Development.
Tranche 2 Reform Actions |
Remarks |
i. Housing and Urban Development Department shall have finalized and notified urban zoning regulations for Lahore and one smaller city in Punjab. | [Complied with] |
ii. Punjab Health Foundation shall have issued at least five grants or loans for pilot testing public-private partnerships in the health sector in remote areas. | [Complied with] |
iii. Agriculture Marketing Department shall have outsourced the collection of market fees in Gujranwala, Faisalabad and two large markets in Lahore. | Actions related to Agricultural marketing moved to ASPL-2 |
iv. Chief Minister shall have approved a policy, including timelines and targets, to develop markets outside cities for bulk trading of agriculture products. | Actions related to Agricultural marketing moved to ASPL |
v. The Punjab Agricultural Produce Market Ordinance, 1978, and its implementing Rules shall have been amended in such a way as to (a) Eliminate the monopoly of public sector nominated market committees; and (b) allow the private sector and farmers to sell their produce in any market. | Actions related to Agricultural marketing moved to ASPL |
vi. Agriculture Marketing Department shall have outsourced the installation and operation of weighbridges in market committees of Multan, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Mian Chunnu and Lahore. | Actions related to Agricultural marketing moved to ASPL |
vii. Agriculture Marketing Department shall have established a cooling chain by Punjab Agriculture Marketing Company (PAMCO) at Lahore, Multan, Rahimyar Khan, Faisalabad and Sialkot airports through signature of long-term leases with the Civil Aviation Authority. | Actions related to Agricultural marketing moved to ASPL |
viii. Commerce and Investment Department shall have finalized an assessment of the provincial legal and policy framework related to private sector development and the cost of doing business. | [Complied with] |