Community Development Project (CDP) is all set to be launched under the auspices of Medium Term Development Funds (MTDF) and World Bank, as PC-I of the scheme has been prepared. Official sources said on Sunday MTDF would provide a grant of Rs 4000 million for various social welfare programmes.
Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) had approved the project on March 21, 2010 after which it was sent to Central Development Working Party (CDWP) for final approval. The construction work would be initiated on these community development projects after the final approval is accorded, the officials said. The CDP is a good project for a less resourceful province NWFP and special attention was needed for it so that it did not land in cold storage.
Meanwhile, Community Infrastructure Project-II is going to expire on April 30 next that would result in loss of employment for over 200 employees. The employees have demanded the concerned authorities to give extension to the project that would not only save hundreds of thousands of family members of the employees but would also facilitate large number of communities by fulfilling the ongoing schemes. The project was initiated in 2003 for six years and the World Bank had provided Rs 3000 million in this regard. Under Community Infrastructure programme many welfare projects were completed in collaboration with Citizen Community Board in all 24 districts of the province.