The government has released Rs 363.98 billion till 27 January 2017 (45.5 per cent of the budgeted amount), including Rs118.6 billion foreign aid, for different development projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2016-17 against the total budgeted allocation of Rs 800 billion.
According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform, the government has released Rs 78.8 billion (33.6 per cent of total budgeted amount), including Rs7.4 billion foreign aid, for development projects of various federal ministries against the total budgeted allocation of Rs 234.3 billion. However, the government is yet to release funds for development projects of Foreign Affairs Division, Textile Industry Division and Gas Infrastructure Development Fund.
The government has released Rs111.4 billion, including Rs65.7 billion foreign aid, for infrastructure projects of National Highway Authority (NHA) against the budgeted allocation of Rs188 billion. The government has also released Rs14 billion for development projects of Pakistan Railways Division against total budgeted allocation of Rs41 billion for current fiscal year 2016-17.
Planning Commission released Rs12.67 billion, including Rs7.3 billion foreign aid, for different projects of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission against the total budgeted allocation of Rs27.7 billion for fiscal year 2016-17. During the period under review, an amount of Rs6.9 billion was released for Water and Power Division (water sector) for the construction and development of reservoirs for water conservation, irrigation and power generation against the total allocation of Rs31.71 billion. A total of Rs60.3 billion, including Rs34.6 billion foreign aid, were released for WAPDA (power sector) for development of power projects against the budgeted allocation of Rs130 billion.
Under PSDP 2016-17, an amount of Rs2.6 billion was released for different development projects of Housing and Works Division against the total budgeted allocation of Rs7.13 billion. The government released Rs514.9 million for different developmental projects of National Food Security and Research Division against the earmarked Rs15.2 billion for the development of agriculture sector in the country.
The government released Rs1.87 billion for Capital Administration and Development Division, Rs15.9 million for Climate Change Division, Rs460 million for Defence Production Division, Rs9.4 billion for Interior Division, Rs177.7 million for Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority and Rs2.32 billion for Planning, Development and Reform.
Under the PSDP 2016-17, the government has released Rs8.55 billion including Rs 73.8 million foreign aid for different projects of Higher Education Commission (HEC) as against the total allocation of Rs21.486 billion.
An amount of Rs9.8 billion has been released for the National Health Services, Regulation and Co-ordination Division against the budgeted allocation of Rs24.951 billion in the PSDP for the uplift of health sector of the country. The government has released Rs49.2 billion for special federal development programmes for temporarily displaced persons (TDPs) and security enhancement under current year''s development programme for the rehabilitation of TDPs as against the total allocation of Rs100 billion.
The government released Rs12.58 billion including Rs3.6 billion foreign aid for development projects of Azad Jammu and Kashmir against the total budget allocation of Rs14.7 billion for current fiscal year. The government also released Rs4.7 billion for development projects of Gilgit-Baltistan against the Rs11.1 billion budgeted allocation, while Rs8.97 billion have been released for the projects of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) against the total budgeted allocation of Rs22.3 billion. The Planning Commission of Pakistan follows the stipulated mechanism for release of funds; first quarter (July-September) 20 per cent, second quarter (October-December) 20 per cent, third quarter (January-March) 30 per cent and fourth quarter (April-June) 30 %.
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