LAHORE: The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) has increased the No Objection Certificate (NOC) fee for housing societies from Rs50,000 to Rs100,000 per kanal.
The decision was taken in the 27th meeting of PHA’s Board of Directors (BoD), chaired by Ghazali Saleem Butt. Housing societies will now also be required to plant at least two trees for every 10-marla plot and four trees for each one-kanal plot.
The BoD approved several administrative, regulatory and policy matters, including the creation of two new posts — Additional Director General (Resources) and Director (Resources & Audit) — and the formation of a legal performance review committee.
It also ratified the minutes of its previous meeting, reviewed proposed amendments to service regulations for sports, mechanical and electrical supervisors, and approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department for staff medical coverage.
Under the MoU, PHA will maintain green areas in hospitals, while hospitals will provide discounted healthcare services to PHA employees.
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The board also approved a medical service providers registration policy, based on the Lahore Development Authority model.
For outdoor advertising, rates for 2025–26 were endorsed, with a 10% increase for static ads and reduced rates for digital ads to encourage digital media. A committee was formed to review the reduction of entry and exit passage development charges.
In the sports sector, five sports grounds will remain under the control of the Pakistan Cricket Board, while auction of 16 PHA-controlled grounds has been proposed. Approval was also given for purchasing a hydro seeder mulching machine, increasing park booking charges by 10%, and introducing the “Adopt-a-Park” policy under corporate social responsibility.
The lease policy period has been set at 10+10 years, and it was decided that salaries of both regular and contractual staff will be paid on the first day of each month.
