Prime Minister Imran Khan says government prioritizing jobs-oriented sectors, Agriculture, upgradation of Public Health System.

He was chairing meeting of the National Economic Council in Islamabad.

The Prime Minister emphasized upon the need for ensuring close and seamless coordination between the Federal and Provincial governments during finalization and implementation of the development projects.

He also underscored the need for employing technology to monitor the progress of the ongoing projects. He stressed upon the need for ensuring public participation in the development process through provision of real-time information and getting their feedback on implementation status of the projects.

The Prime Minister directed that Biannual meeting of the National Economic Council be ensured to review progress of public sector development Programme Projects.

The meeting reviewed the state of Economy during current fiscal year and the outlook for the upcoming one.

The meeting approved GDP Growth target along with sectoral Growth projections of Agriculture, industry and Services for Fiscal year 2020-21. Macroeconomic Framework for proposed annual plan 2020-21 was also approved.

The NEC approved National Development outlay 2020-21 and Federal PSDP.