Govt gives priority to socio-economic uplift: Speaker
By Asad Cheema

ISLAMABAD—Speaker National Assembly Chaudhry Amir Hussain Sunday said the government is giving priority to socio-economic uplift of the people and huge funds are beingutilized for this purpose.
He was addressing inauguration ceremonies of gas supply projects in Rahim Pur, Rai Pur and Nisar Pura areas of District Sialkot.
The Speaker said a number of initiatives have been taken tobring rural areas at par with other developed areas that would enable them to play their role in national uplift.
Amir Hussain said various gas supply schemes have been completed at the cost of millions of rupees and work on ongoing projects are underway at a faster pace.
“The government is committed to ending poverty and aftercompletion of ongoing projects the poverty rate will furtherreduce,” he said.
The Speaker National Assembly said around 70 per cent of thepopulation is living in the rural areas so it is imperative tobring them into mainstream of the country.
The programmes initiated in the agriculture sector wouldhave far reaching impacts on the rural economy and would help improve the living standard of the people, he said.