The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, which is scheduled to meet today (Wednesday), is likely to impose ban on export of wheat on the recommendations of Ministry of National Food Security and Research.
To be presided over by Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Economic Affairs and Revenue, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, the committee will accord approval to billions of rupees supplementary grants for different ministries, days after deciding not to give any supplementary grant from the next fiscal year.
The committee will consider the following items agenda: additional funds of Rs 610.527 million for office of Controller General of Accounts during CFY 2018-19 for payment of dues to the families of government servants who die during service, on account of Prime Minister's assistance package; supplementary grant to demand number 38- superannuation allowance and pensions for financial year 2018-19; supplementary grant of Rs 139.678 million for the department of Auditor General of Pakistan during CFY 2018-19; supplementary grant of Rs 218 million for the Department of Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) during CFY 2018-19; supplementary grant of Rs 82.776 million for the Department of Auditor General of Pakistan during CFY 2018-19; supplementary grant of Rs 282.992 million for office of Controller General Accounts during CFY 2018-19; technical supplementary grant of Rs 3.232 billion in favour of Communication Division/ National Highways Authority Project titled "dualisation of Kuchalak-Zhob section; supplementary grant amounting to Rs 469.499 million for FY 2018-19 under demand number 24 of Defence Division; supplementary grant of Rs 477 million equivalent to $ 3.37 million under demand No 27; supplementary grant under demand number 11 in respect of Akhtar Hameed Khan National Centre for Rural Development (AHKNCRD), Establishment Division; approval of supplementary grant in favour of Higher Education Commission for "Prime Minister's fee reimbursement scheme for students of less developed areas; supplementary grant of Rs 200 million for media campaign; supplementary grant amounting to Rs 77.569 million for payment of rent of hired commercial buildings at F-8 Markaz up to June 30, 2019; supplementary grant amounting to Rs 206.41 million for the financial year 2018-19; supplementary grant for Pakistan Army amounting to Rs 25,277,416; supplementary grant of Rs 7.1 million for Pakistan Rangers for clearance of outstanding bills of electricity FY 2018-19; supplementary grant amounting to Rs 18 million under the head of A 13001- transport CFY 2018-19; provision of funds for hiring of vehicles/double cabin/Vigo for security of JIT members & co-opted members and three judges of Supreme Court of Pakistan (supplementary grant of Rs 10.285 million); technical supplementary grant of Rs 1.924,933 for operational cost of Anti-Narcotics Force; supplementary grant of Rs 527 million for CFY 2018-19 of PAEC; supplementary grant to meet the expenses of Commission constituted by Supreme Court of Pakistan; supplementary grant of Rs 38,479,000 for the office of the chief engineering advisor/chairman Federal Flood Commission (CEA/CFFC) Islamabad to meet the obligatory expenditure during the current FY 2018-19; supplementary grant of Rs 83.812 million for the office of Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters (PCIW), Lahore; technical supplementary grant of Rs 522 million to SUPARCO; release of funds for temporarily displaced persons from North Waziristan in wake of operations Zarb-e-Azb (technical supplementary grant of Rs 1.2 billion) and; (xxvii) report of wheat situation in the country.
Pakistan has missed wheat production target as the country produced 24.12 million tonnes of wheat against the set target of 25.5 million tonnes from an area of 8.833 million hectares during Rabi season 2018-19.
Recently, Secretary Ministry of National Food Security and Research Dr Muhammad Hashim Popalzai hinted that the government may ban the export of wheat following a significant decrease in production of the commodity in the country during Rabi season 2018-19 due to heavy rains.
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