Government of Punjab, Pakistan

The Government of Punjab (

The Punjab province is the country's most populous region and is home to the Punjabis and various other groups. Neighbouring

There are 41 departments in the Punjab government. Each Department is headed by a provincial Minister (elected member of the provincial assembly) and a provincial Secretary (a civil servant of usually BPS-20, 21, or BPS-22). All ministers report to the Chief Minister, who is the Chief Executive; and all secretaries report to

In addition to these departments, there are several Autonomous Bodies and Attached Departments that report directly to either the Secretaries or the Chief Secretary.[2] Punjab is the largest Province by population. For better management, Sub Secretariat and Additional Inspector General (IG) South Punjab office in Multan was established by the government.

List of departments

• Planning & Development Board
  • Planning & Development Department
• Services, General Administration, Coordination Department
  • Services Wing
  • General Administration Wing
  • Inter Provincial Coordination Wing
  • I&C Wing
  • Training Management & Research Management Wing
• Anti-Corruption Establishment
• Local Government, Housing & Town Planning Department
• Home Department
• Chief Minister's  Inspection, Enquiries & Implementation Team
• Universities and Boards Department
• Food Department
• Finance Department
• Energy Department
• Health Department
• Communication and Works Department
• Culture, Tourism, Antiquities & Archives Department
• Works & Services Department
• Information and culture Department
  • Punjab Council of Arts
• Excise and taxation department
• Population Welfare Department
• Labour & Human Resources Department
• Law & Parliamentary Affairs Department
• Irrigation Department
• Highway Department
• Agriculture Department
• Literacy & non-formal basic education department
• Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries department
  • South Punjab Forest Company
• Information, Science & Technology Department
• Cooperative Department
• Women Development Department
• Transport & Mass Transit Department
• Industries, commerce and investment department
• Human Settlement Department
• Social Welfare Department
• Mines & Minerals Development Department
• Rehabilitation Department
• Sports & Youth Affairs Department
• Public Health Engineering & Rural Development Department
• Higher Education Department
• School Education Department
• Environment, Climate Change & Coastal Development Department
• Investment Department
• Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department
• Human Rights and Minorities Affairs Department

Autonomous Bodies and Attached Departments

• Punjab Information Technology Board
• Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
• Punjab Higher Education Commission
• Punjab Commission on the Status of Women
• Punjab Khal Panchayat Authority
• Punjab Masstransit Authority
• Punjab Food Authority
• Punjab Forensic Science Agency

Legislature

The Punjab Assembly is a unicameral legislature with 297 elected members, 66 seats reserved for women and 8 seats reserved for non-Muslims) ^[3]

See also

• Governor of Punjab, Pakistan
• Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)
• Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
• Leader of the Opposition Punjab
• Chief Secretary Punjab
• Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
• Flag of Punjab, Pakistan
• Pakistan
• Constitution of Pakistan
• Prime Minister of Pakistan
• President of Pakistan
• Supreme Court of Pakistan
• Balochistan
• Sindh
• Capital of Pakistan
• Punjab Irrigation Department

References

External links

• Government of the Punjab official website
• Official facebook page
• Information For Punjab Employees
• LATEST PUNJABI NEWS

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