Sitting on 7th December 2018

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List of Business

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUNJAB

LIST OF BUSINESS

FOR

THE MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY

7 DECEMBER 2018 AT 9:00 A.M.

Tilawat and Naat

QUESTIONS

relating to

(1) COMMUNICATION & WORKS; AND (2) ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION DEPARTMENTS

to be asked and answers given

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

GENERAL DISCUSSION

      DISCUSSION ON HEALTH

            A MINISTER to move for Discussion on Health.

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Lahore:                               Muhammad Khan Bhatti
06 December 2018                         Secretary

Summary of Proceedings

Summary of the Proceedings
Friday, December 7, 2018
Started at 10:23 a.m.

with a recitation from the Holy Qur’an and its Urdu translation followed by Naat-e-Rasool-e-Maqbool .

In Chair     Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari, Deputy Speaker

Question Hour

Questions relating to Communication & Works and Environment Protection Departments were on the agenda. Mr Muhammad Sibtain Khan, Minister for Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries, replied to the questions related to Environment Protection Department in terms of notification issued by S&GAD empowering him to look after the Assembly Business and to reply to the Assembly questions. However, questions relating to Communication & Works, were kept pending because the concerned Minister Sardar Muhammad Asif Nakai, Minister for Communication & Works was not present.

Motion under 83(e)

Two Adjournment Motions of Choudhary Ashraf Ali and one Adjournment Motion of Malik Taimoor Masood, were disposed of in terms of Rule 83 (e) of Rules of Procedure of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab 1997, because general discussion on Health was on agenda of the day.

Adjournment Motion

The Adjournment Motion moved by Choudhary Ashraf Ali regarding 25 out of 40 schools for special children in six district of Gujranwala region are operating in rented buildings without any facility since 13 years, providing education to 4500 special children/students, was disposed of after being replied by Mr. Muhammad Akhlaq, Minister for Special Education.

 

Government Business

GENERAL DISCUSSION ON HEALTH

On a motion moved by Mr Muhammad Basharat Raja, Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs the general discussion on Health commenced and Ms Yasmin Rashid, Minister for Primary & Secondary Health and Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education initiated the discussion. She said that the previous governments were not following international agreements in which every person is entitled to universal/health coverage and every citizen should have health facility physically as well as monetarily. She further added that this government has initiated the facility of health cards in 36 districts of Punjab whereby 40 million people shall be benefited by it.

At this stage, the quorum was pointed out at 11:16 p.m. which remained incomplete after ringing bells for five minutes and the Chair adjourned the House for fifteen minutes. On resumption at 12:04 p.m. the quorum was still incomplete and the House was then adjourned at 12:06 p.m. to meet on Monday, December 10, 2018 at 03:00 p.m.

Resolutions Passed

Not Available