Sialkot district government has allocated Rs 22.54 lakh during current fiscal period for the social welfare of special children. The special children would be provided free textbooks, uniform, wheel chairs and hearing aid instruments besides pick and drop facility and Rs 200 as stipend per month said District Nazim Muhammad Akmal Cheema.
Talking to media here on Saturday he said the step has been taken for making the special kids a useful citizen of the society and to enable them to play their due role in all round development of the country.
Akmal Cheema further revealed that Rs 130 million during current fiscal period for the improvement of means of communication system in Sialkot district. Under the programme all linking roads and highways would be repaired and reconstructed for ensuring smooth and safe travelling facility to the masses.
Akmal Cheema said that more than Rs 11.91 crore had been utilised during last fiscal year on the accomplishment of 72 schemes of roads of which 39 schemes had so far been completed in the district. Apart from this as many as 93 new projects costing more than Rs 41.85 crore had been approved by the district government, he added.
Special attention had been accorded on the completion of watercourses in the district and current during fiscal period Rs 40 million would be spent on the completion of 50 watercourses in canal areas and 17 in Barani areas of Sialkot district he added.
Akmal Cheema said that 67 percent of the total budget, which is Rs 1.84 billion would be spent the promotion of education in the district during current fiscal period. The district Nazim said that foolproof arrangements had been made for averting the possibilities of bogus recruitment and payments in education department. The step he said has been taken keeping in view the serious irregularities and bungling in education department, he added.
Akmal Cheema said that Rs 5.20 crore had been allocated for "Primary School Councils" for fulfilling the requirements immediately while Rs 25,000 each would be spent on the repair of 178 high schools of the district. More than Rs 1.10 crore would be spent during current financial year on the establishment of veterinary centres and agriculture laboratory to facility to the farmers, he added. The District Nazim said that special attention had been accorded on the proper utilisation of development funds and timely completion of the projects in the district.