The Planning and Development Division has re-adjusted allocation for important projects without changing the overall size of Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2006-07.
Sources told Business Recorder here on Thursday that the Planning Division had reviewed in detail first quarter spending of PSDP in consultation with all the concerned federal ministers and divisions.
The sources maintained that the National Economic Council (NEC), which met on May 30, 2006, had approved Rs 270 billion PSDP for 2006-07 and authorised the Planning Commission to re-adjust the allocation for projects of public importance not disturbing the overall size of the PSDP.
It is also learnt that any expenditure incurred on these projects during the fiscal would be adjusted against the revised allocation. During the utilisation of PSDP the sources said, it had been observed that the adjustments made after the May 30 NEC meeting were not reflected in the Pink Book of the Finance Division.
According to the documents available with the Business Recorder, the revised PSDP is as under:
WATER AND POWER DIVISION: Allocation of Rs 1050 million was revised to Rs 950 million for the Normal Annual Development Programme (Emergent Flood Scheme); Rs 100 million for Nai Gaj Dam, Sindh; Rs 300 million were revised to Rs 330 million for Chashma Right Bank Canal project D I Khan; Rs 20 million were allocated for Hydro Geological Investigation in Nowshera District and allocation of Rs 7 million for feasibility studies for re-designing of Akram Wah Channels was withdrawn.
WAPDA: Rs 300 million were freshly allocated for Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project; Rs 216 million were allocated for installation of capacitor at 132 Grid stations by Lesco, Rs200 million were for capacitor at Gepco, Rs210 million for capacitor at Mepco; Rs205 million for capacitor at Fesco; Rs44 million for Iesco; Rs 182 million for installation of capacitor at Pesco, Rs 217 million for Hesco and Rs 3100 million were downward revised to 1500 million for 500 mw combine cycle thermal power plant.
COMMUNICATION DIVISION: Rs 2000 million were revised to Rs1500 million for construction of 650-km long road via Gwadar-Turbat-Hoshab-Awaran-Khuzdar; Rs1200 million were revised from Rs1000 million for widening and improving 459-km long N-85 Hoshab-Nag-Basima-Surab road; Rs 100 million were earmarked for different strategic roads, Rs100 million were allocated for rehabilitation of Karachi-Thatta-Badin road whereas Rs100 million were allocated for Peshawar Northern Bypass.
FINANCE DIVISION: Greater 100 mdg bulk water supply project''s cost was revised to Rs442 million from Rs882 million; allocation of Industrial Estate Attock was revised from Rs10 million to Rs15 million, Rs150 million were allocated for widening and remodelling of roads intersections of Islamabad International Airport road from Jinnah Chowk to Flying Club, Rawalpindi, Rs10 million were allocated for construction of 25-km long metaled road from Head Varari to Banglow Yasmeen; Rs100 million were allocated for Urban Drainage Scheme, Sukkur; Rs 50 million were withdrawn allocated for construction of road from Tehsil Jatoi to Karamdad Qureshi, Rs40 million were revised to Rs80 million for construction of overhead bridge at Changa Manga railway crossing; Rs5 million were revised to Rs10 million for financial monitoring and evaluation of drought recovery assistance programme project; Rs10 million allocated for construction of remaining portion of Kanganpur-Mandi Usmanwala road; Rs100 million were allocated for special Dera Bugti Development Package and Rs 23 million were allocated for acquisition of land for three approved projects under the President''s Special Kohlu Development Package.
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION: Rs125 million were allocated for damage control through environmental improvement of polluted Ravi River near Lahore; Rs75 million for environmental improvement of Swat River and Rs 100 million were allocated for the environmental improvement of other water bodies throughout the country.
TOURISM DIVISION: Rs 60 million were allocated for promotion of tourism, including upgradation of existing tourist information centres.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION: Rs 2.393 million were revised to Rs5.393 million for Macro Modeling Project, Islamabad; Rs5.599 million were revised to Rs2.599 million for Economic Research Programme; Rs 2 million were revised to Rs 6 million for Institutional Strengthening and Efficiency Enhancement; Rs800 million were revised to Rs 700 million for feasibility studies and Rs1500 million were revised to Rs1000 million for important un-funded projects.
INDUSTRIES, PRODUCTION AND SPECIAL INITIATIVES DIVISION: Rs 200 million were revised to Rs 100 million for supply, installation, commissioning and operation of 20 MGD water desalination plant for Gawadar Industrial Estate; Rs125 million for common facilitation centres; Rs125 million for Agri-Industry Plot Project whereas Rs5 million were revised to Rs150 million for Combined Effluent Treatment plant at different locations.
COMMERCE DIVISION: Rs300 million were revised to Rs270 million for construction of building for Pakistan School of Fashion Design, Lahore; Rs20 million were allocated for creation of domestic commerce wing in the Ministry of Commerce and Rs10 million were allocated for purchasing of equipment, fishing, curriculum development and training of PSFD, Lahore.
Besides, around Rs450 million were allocated to different projects in Works Department, Rs30 million for Port and Shipping Division, Rs4 million for Youth Affairs Division; Rs19 million for Narcotics Control Division, Rs 20 million were revised to Rs50 million for Pilot Project for Model Village Development in Pakistan and Rs 4431.192 million were revised to Rs4209.610 million for the Ministry of Science and Technology.
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