Punjab Secretary for Food Safety and Consumer Protection Dr Kiran Khurshid on Tuesday said the department had completed the digitisation of more than 100,000 official files as part of its digital governance reforms, while directing authorities to strengthen flood preparedness and ensure the safety of wheat stocks during the monsoon season.
Secretary orders completion of remaining digital records within two weeks
LAHORE, Jul 21 (APP): Punjab Secretary for Food Safety and Consumer Protection Dr Kiran Khurshid on Tuesday said the department had completed the digitisation of more than 100,000 official files as part of its digital governance reforms, while directing authorities to strengthen flood preparedness and ensure the safety of wheat stocks during the monsoon season.
She was chairing a meeting to review progress on e-filing, pre-flood arrangements and wheat storage security. Additional Secretary (Admin) Farwa Amir, Additional Director General Punjab Food Authority Rao Parvez Akhtar, Additional Director General Consumer Protection Azoba Azeem and other senior officials attended the meeting.
Dr Kiran Khurshid said the Directorate General Enforcement had achieved 100 per cent data archiving, while the Punjab Institute of Agriculture Market had reached Level-4 digitalisation. She directed heads of all subordinate departments to complete scanning and digitisation of the remaining records within the next two weeks.
Reviewing monsoon preparedness, the secretary instructed officials to take all necessary preventive measures to protect wheat stocks in flood-prone areas and ensure timely safeguards against possible flood damage. She directed field staff to remain fully alert and active throughout the monsoon season.
She also ordered authorities to ensure the uninterrupted provision of essential public facilities in agricultural markets across Punjab to facilitate traders and the public during the rainy season.
