Secretary Funds Umer Abbas Mela chaired a progress review meeting on the Grant Management System (GMS) at the Civil Secretariat. GMS, developed by PITB for the Punjab Government Servants Benevolent Fund, aims to streamline and automate the management of grants and track applications efficiently.
The meeting comprised key stakeholder representatives from Punjab Benevolent Fund (PBF) and PITB including Joint Directors Qaiser Shabbir and Shehzad Mehmood, who along with Senior Program Manager Muhammad Irfan Chaudhary gave a detailed briefing on the system and its scope.
The implementation of this automated system marks a significant step toward improving transparency, efficiency and accessibility in the grant management process for the said department. Secretary Funds Umer Abbas Mela appreciated PITB’s support and discussed the way forward.