Punjab government approved purchase of four bulletproof Mercedes cars for the security of (Very Important Persons) VIPs in the province, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Wednesday.
The approval was granted during the cabinet meeting of the Punjab government. Every vehicle will be equipped with VR-10 level security.
These vehicles will be purchased from Shahnawaz Private Limited Company. The price of one vehicle is Rs182.5 million. An amount of Rs6.52 million will be spent on taxes.
Overall, an amount of Rs79.5418 million will be spent on the purchase of these bulletproof vehicles.
The cabinet approved the allocation of 1,220 flats for industrial workers in Sunder, Kasur and Taxila labour colonies to be distributed through balloting, while firmly rejecting suggestions to charge workers for housing. It also instructed officials to take immediate steps to construct an additional 3,000 flats free of cost for these workers.
A significant wage reform was also approved, with a uniform minimum monthly salary of Rs40,000 set for 102 categories of skilled, semi-skilled, and other workers.