A sum of Rs 208 billion has been earmarked for Annual Development Programme (ADP) for financial year 2017-18, showing an increase of 29 per cent as compared to outgoing fiscal period. According to budget document, a total outlay of ADP has been estimated Rs 208billion including 82 billion foreign aid with focus on the ongoing development projects. A huge chunk of budgetary allocation has been earmarked for current projects in the budget.
The Annual Development Programme comprises total 1,632 developmental schemes including 1,182 ongoing and 450 new, which would be completed in next financial year. The province is expected to receive Rs 247.876 billion from the Federal Divisible Pool 2017-18, Rs 107 million as one percent share of the province in war against terror from the federal divisible pool and Rs 49.806 billion as straight transfers from the federation. The province will get Rs 21.774 billion under head of net hydel profit and its arrears from the federal government and Rs 114.535 million as arrears of the net hydel profits.
The provincial own receipts have been pitched at Rs 68.31 billion for 2017-18. The current expenditure has been pitched at Rs 388 billion to meet the provincial expenditure to be incurred next year, he said.
The Finance Minister, while presenting the budget for year 2017-18 in provincial assembly's special meeting on budget chaired by Speaker Asad Qaiser on Wednesday, informed the House that the provincial government will generate Rs 126 billion from its own sources for the development programme whereas Rs 82 billion would be met through foreign donor agencies for feeding the development programmes. The budget document stated that a sum of Rs 12 billion has set aside for 101 projects of health sector in ADP 2017-18. An amount of Rs 12 billion have been allocated for 101 projects of health sector, including Rs 9.96 billion rupees for ongoing 75 projects while Rs 2.4 billion rupees have been earmarked for 26 new projects.
The major development schemes in health sector include establishment of Hepatitis Centre Nishtarabad, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Emergency Bloc in Khyber Teaching Hospital, Institute of Kidney Diseases Hayatabad, construction of additional wards in Lady Reading Hospital and purchase of equipments for newly constructed building of Saidu Group of Hospitals.
Similarly, the establishment of Basic Health Units in Swabi and Swat, which would be converted to Rural Health Centres, free treatment would be given to 47,000 patients of tuberculosis and 1,300 cancer patients in current year. As many as 3,900 new Lady Health Workers and 181 EPI Technicians would be appointed besides recruitment of 78 nurses under Nutritional Programme. A total of 1,500 motorcycles would be given to EPI Technicians while construction work on District Hospital Kohistan and Rural Health Centre Shewa Swabi would also be completed.
A sum of Rs 16.28 billion for primary and secondary education has been allocated to complete more than 77 developmental schemes including 60 ongoing and 17 new projects. About 100 institutes will be given status of primary schools, while more than 410 new primary schools would be constructed on needs basis across the province. A number of middle schools would be constructed in Karak, Haripur, Charsadda, Hangu, and Battagram. As many as 14,000 teachers would be recruited, while a survey would be conducted for out-of schools children in the province. Special remuneration package would be given to those female teachers who were belonging from far flung areas of the province.
Similarly, an amount of Rs 6.32billion has been estimated for completion of more than 65 developmental projects including 38 ongoing schemes and 27 new ones. The major projects include ranking of Directorate of Archiv and Library seminar hall, repair of public libraries and construction of 10 new colleges across the province, etc.
An amount of Rs 46 million has been allocated for social welfare, to complete around 33 developmental projects including 21 ongoing and 12 new one, with focus to establish school for deaf and damp, rehabilitation centre for drug addicts in Swat, upgradation of all special education schools to elementary level. A helpline on Bolo would be launched for elimination of gender-based violence in the society.
A sum of Rs 3.14billion has been earmarked in budget for promotion of sports, culture & tourism in the province. A total of 54 development schemes, including 42 ongoing and 12 new ones would be completed in the next financial year, with focus on promotion of Archeology and discovery of new historic and ancient places, an art academy would be constructed in Peshawar, while cultural complex would be established at divisional level. A number of projects would be initiated in promotion of tourism and sports activities across the province.
An amount Rs 13.73billion has been set aside for communication and road infrastructure development in the province. A total 349 developmental schemes including 305 ongoing and 44 new one would be completed with major focus on expansion of roads, swat expressway, overhead bridges in Swat and Mardan, flyover in Peshawar, projects in Chitral and Dir lower.
In housing sector, a sum of Rs 54million has been allocated to complete more than 16 projects including seven ongoing and nine new one with main focus of establishment township in Hangu, a launch of scheme for poor people on name of Akpal Kor, and housing schemes in Charssada, Swat, and Peshawar.
For urban development, an amount of Rs 6.16 billion has been earmarked to complete more than 30 developmental projects, including 24 ongoing and six new one with main focus to launch schemes in Swat, Abbottabad, DI Khan, Mardan, Charssada, Nowshera, Swabi, Haripur, Bannu, and Kohat.
For provision of clean drinking water, a sum of Rs 5.16 billion has been allocated to complete more than 84 development projects including 68 ongoing and 16 new one with target to replacement of water supply pipeline, installation of solar system for 100 water supply schemes, establishment of material testing lab in Peshawar, clean drinking water schemes in Abbottabad, Manshera, and Haripur.
An amount of Rs 400 million has been estimated for energy and power development sector complete more than 45 development scheme in the sector. A sum of Rs 7.5billion has been allocated for completion of more than 209 developmental projects including 192 ongoing and 17 new projects in irrigation sector with major focus to construct 20 small dams, initiation of Chashma Right Bank Kanal lift Kam gravity, Jalozai dam in Nowshera, launching of schemes in district Charssada, and other parts of the province.
A sum of Rs 3.99billion has been allocated for agriculture sector to complete more than 38 development schemes including 17 ongoing and 21 new projects, while in industrial sector, an amount of Rs 1.64billion has been estimated to complete more than 25 developmental schemes including 17 ongoing and eight new one.
In transport sector, a number of nine projects would be launched for which Rs 17.60million has been allocated in the budget, including five ongoing schemes and four new one. An amount of Rs 2.70 billion has been earmarked for forest development sector to complete more than 39 developmental projects, including 35 ongoing and four new one in the sector. For local development, an amount of Rs 4.50 billion has been allocated to complete both ongoing and new development schemes. For home department, a sum of Rs 2.42 billion has been estimated for completion of more than 59 developmental schemes including 40 ongoing and 19 new one, with focus to establish a forensic lab in Peshawar, provision facilities at women prosecutor office, establishment of building for traffic wardens, and others.
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