Federal Cabinet expresses satisfaction over progress made on reform agenda

ISLAMABAD, Mar 7 (APP):The federal cabinet here Thursday chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan reviewed the progress on implementation of government’s reform agenda. 
The Cabinet expressed satisfaction over the steady progress being made in critical areas such as legal reforms, introduction of a new Local Government System to empower people at the grassroots level, promotion of Green Growth, implementation of select water initiatives, FATA reforms, Balochistan reconciliation, poverty alleviation, Sarmaya-i-Pakistan and National Agriculture Emergency Program etc., a PM Media Office press release issued here said.
The progress on police reforms, South Punjab and Karachi transformation was also discussed.
On economic front, the progress on revival of manufacturing and Small and Medium Enterprises sector, financial inclusion, Prime Minister’s 5 million housing project, tourism, tax reforms, ease of doing business and energy sector was also discussed in detail.
Reforms in social sector i.e. education, health and waste-management system etc were also reviewed. 
Adviser on Climate Change briefed the Cabinet about the progress made so far in promoting Green Growth Program. He briefed the Cabinet about the progress of planting 150 million saplings in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab during the current season.