Summary Punjab approved abolishing 101 administrative posts across provincial departments and the South Punjab Secretariat to reduce expenditure and restructure government offices.
LAHORE (Web Desk) - The Punjab government has approved the abolition of 101 posts across various administrative departments, including the South Punjab Secretariat, as part of efforts to reduce administrative expenditure and restructure government departments.
Following the approval, the Additional Chief Secretary Punjab issued a formal notification for abolishing the posts in light of a decision taken by the Finance Department on July 31, 2026.
Among Punjab’s central administrative departments, the School Education Department has the highest number of posts abolished, with six positions removed. The Finance, Health and Population, Home, and Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education departments have each had five posts abolished.
Three section officer posts have been abolished at the Punjab Chief Minister’s Office, while three posts have also been removed from the Local Government and Community Development Department.
The Agriculture, Communications and Works, Energy, Excise, Food Safety, Higher Education and Irrigation departments have each had two posts abolished. Two posts each have also been removed from the Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering Department and the Planning and Development Board.
The Environment Protection, Industries, Information and Culture, Literacy, Livestock, Mines and Minerals, Public Prosecution, Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal and Women Development departments have each had one post abolished.
