Government of Punjab, Pakistan

The Punjab province is the country's most populous region and is home to the Punjabis and various other groups. Neighbouring provinces of Pakistan are Sindh to the south, Balochistan to the south-west and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the north-west, as well as Azad Jammu and Kashmir to the north and Islamabad Capital Territory to the north-west. It also shares International border with Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east and Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to the north. The main languages are Punjabi and Urdu and the provincial capital is Lahore. The name Punjab literally translates from Persian into the words 'Panj' (پانج) five, and 'Aab' (آب) water respectively, which can be translated as "five water" (hence the poetic name land of the five rivers), referring to the Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum rivers. Part of the Indus river also lies in Punjab, but it is not considered one of the "five" rivers.

Departments

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 and Secretaries report to the Chief Minister and Chief Secretary, who are the Chief Executive. The Chief Secretary Punjab is a BPS-22 grade bureaucrat. The Chief Secretary is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

In addition to these departments, there are several autonomous bodies and attached departments that report directly to either the Secretaries or the Chief Secretary. 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 and Community Development Department
• Home Department
• Chief Minister's Inspection, Enquiries & Implementation Team
• Food Department
• Finance Department
• Energy Department
• Health Department
• Communication and Works Department
• Culture, Tourism, Antiquities & Archives Department
• Works and Services Department
• Punjab 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
• Livestock and Dairy Development Department
• Highway Department
• Agriculture Department
• Literacy & non-formal basic education department
• Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries department
• 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
• Housing, Urban Development, and Public Health Engineering Department
• Higher Education Department
• School Education Department
• Environment, Climate Change & Coastal Development Department
• Punjab Police
• Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department
• Human Rights and Minorities Affairs Department

Autonomous Bodies and Attached Departments

• Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority
• Punjab Information Technology Board
• Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
• Punjab Higher Education Commission
• Punjab Commission on the Status of Women
• Punjab Land Records Authority
• Punjab Masstransit Authority
• Punjab Public Service Commission
• Punjab Food Authority
• Punjab Forensic Science Agency
• Punjab Safe Cities Authority
• Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency
• Punjab Employees Social Security Institution
• Punjab Disaster Management Authority
• Sports Board Punjab
• Water and Sanitation Agency