The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to re-launch self-employment scheme on the pattern of Insaf Rozgar Scheme of the youth of the newly merged districts (NMDs) for other areas of the province.
The cabinet accorded an approval to the scheme in a meeting held here on Thursday with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair. Besides, provincial ministers, administrative secretaries and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Sania Nishter were present on the occasion.
The scheme would be initiated an amount of Rs 2 billion under which youth would be issued mark-up free loans from Rs 50,000/- to Rs 0.5 million. Seventy eight percent quota of the scheme is allocated for men, Twenty percent for women and remaining 2 percent for disabled persons.
During meeting, the Special Assistant to Prime Minister, Sania Nishter briefed the provincial cabinet regarding Ehsas Programme and said that under the programme 134 different projects have been started for the abolition of poverty and socio-economic uplift of the people across the country that include projects for generating social safety net, human capital development and employment opportunities.
She said that a huge sum of Rs 190 billion have been allocated for the project in financial 2019-20 that include the provision of mark-up free credit to women, labourers, disabled, homeless, youth and other marginalized sections of the society.
The cabinet also approved constitution of a commission for monitoring of charity collection by different organisations in the province.
"The commission will be headed by Secretary Interior with four other members to work for regularization of charity collection in the province," said Shaukat Yousafzai, Provincial Minister for Information.
Briefing newsmen, the provincial minister for Information, Shaukat Ali Yousafzai said that the government was already working over regulating charity collection, but the commission was formed for fully focusing over the issue and remove the loopholes in checking process.
He said that to comply with demands made in FATF (Financial Action Task Force) to prove that we are a responsible nation and are fully cooperating in international efforts of combating terrorism through blocking financial support to extremists and terrorist organizations.
He said under Ehsas programme about 120 Langars (Free meals for deserving people) are providing food to people in different parts of the country.
Under the programme, interest free loans will be provided to about 80,000 applicants on monthly basis, he added.
The cabinet also discussed recent shortage of flour in the province and was informed that due to untimely rains and export to Afghanistan problem emerged but was handled effectively.
The cabinet also held discussion on a summary moved by Food Department for brining KP Hilal Food and Safety Department under its control. The department is presently under health department control.
He said during discussion it was decided that Chief Minister should take decision over the issue by his own after consulting officials of department concerned.
KP cabinet also approved amendment in Forest Act to disallow use of land at any place by Energy Department.
The process was damaging Forest land and therefore it was decided that if any department needed land for developmental purpose anywhere in the province can move a summary for approval by the provincial cabinet.
The cabinet also approved establishment of Rescue 1122 in Buner district. Shaukat said in Annual Development Plan, four stations are approved for establishment in the province including Shangla, Lower Kohistan, Lakki Marwat and Malakand. The approval for Buner was given as a special case.
He said that in merged districts two Rescue 1122 centers would be established in each district. An amount of Rs. 2869 million has already been released in this regard.
In the meeting, self-livelihood programme in pattern with Insaf Rozgar programme of merged districts would be launched with a fund of Rs two billion rupees.
Under the programme, loans will be given to unemployed youth from Rs 50,000 to Rs 500,000.
The meeting also approved a formula for distribution of profit in public sector hospitals under Sehat Sahulat Card among doctors, nurses and paramedics staff.
It was also decided to launch an awareness campaign in the province in December regarding dengue spread and its preventive measures.
Shaukat said the government alone cannot control spread of dengue without the cooperation of general public who need to be educated in this regard.
The cabinet also approved drafting of act for Kaghan Development Authority in pattern with Galliyat Development Authority.
The provincial cabinet also approved reduction of Capital Value Tax on immoveable properties from two percent to 1.5 percent.
It was also decided to introduce E-Stamp papers in the province besides reduction in duty levy over it.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2019
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