ISLAMABAD: The Governance and Information (IT) Technology would be given importance in Punjab’s next fiscal year as Rs 13.95 billion have been allocated with increase of 63 per cent as compared to Rs 8.54 billion of outgoing financial year.
The amount had been earmarked for governance & IT sector in for implementation of projects of Punjab Information Technology Board and other government departments. As per details, the flagship project of police department/Safe City Authority namely Punjab Police Integrated Command, Control and Communication Centre in six mega cities in order to ensure foolproof security, improve law and order situation and make marked improvements in traffic management system of mega cities in province.
The other project is Automation of Case and Courts Management System at LHC & District Courts Lahore which would help improve service delivery of justice to general public. The Local Government Automated Financial Management and Monitoring System also planned to be implemented to increase transparency and visibility of financial accounts of the Punjab government. The Geographic Information System (GIS) Integrated Computerization of Urban Immovable Property Tax (UIPT) and the Ease for Tax Payers Programme to enhance government revenue and tax payer facilitation would also be implemented. When contacted, an official at PITB said the government has shown good governance as one of its top priorities by increasing its budget up to 63 percent as compared to last year.
The official said that the government of Punjab aims at leveraging upon revolution in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to modernize governance and keep the province abreast with global proficiency in service delivery.
