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Punjab to adopt paperless system in govt offices
Key takeaways
- The decision was announced during a conference of provincial secretaries chaired by the Chief Secretary of Punjab at the Civil Secretariat in Lahore.
- The Chief Secretary of Punjab has ordered all provincial secretaries to immediately connect the all-government departments and field offices to the province’s e-Filing and Office Automation System (e-FOAS).
- He said the move towards digitalisation had already resulted in annual savings of billions of rupees for the public exchequer.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize The Punjab government has directed all government departments and district offices across the province to become fully paperless from 1 July 2026 as part of a wider push to expand e-governance and modernise public administration.
The decision was announced during a conference of provincial secretaries chaired by the Chief Secretary of Punjab at the Civil Secretariat in Lahore.
The Chief Secretary of Punjab has ordered all provincial secretaries to immediately connect the all-government departments and field offices to the province’s e-Filing and Office Automation System (e-FOAS).
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