Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah during a meeting reviewed 346 schemes of Rs 16.87 billion going on in five districts of Larkana division and directed the elected representatives to give ownership to the development works so that their quality and timely completion could be ensured.

The meeting was attended by provincial ministers, Nisar Khuhro, Syed Nasir Shah, Shabir Bijarani, Chief Secretary Mumtaz Shah, Chairman P&D M. Waseem, PSCM Sajid Jamal Abro, concerned secretaries, commissioner and DIG Larkana division, MNAs and MPAs of the concerned districts and others concerned. The development schemes of the districts of Larkana division reviewed in the meeting are as follows:

Larkana: In Larkana district 109 schemes worth Rs 5.71 billion are going on against which Rs 2.92 billion or 51 percent of funds have been released while the expenditures are Rs 1.63 billion, 56 percent of the releases. There are 16 schemes of Rs 145.4 million for which 100 percent funds have been released and would be completed by the end of this financial year.

There are 35 district specific schemes of Rs 2.65 billion against which 1.56 billion have been released and their progress is 69 percent. The chief minister directed the deputy commissioner and locally elected people to give them ownership and get them completed.

Kambar-Shadadkot: In Kambar-Shahdadkot 70 development schemes are in progress for Rs 3.21 billion against which Rs 2.1 billion or 66 percent funds have been released while the expenditures are Rs 1.45 billion, 69 percent of the total releases.

There are nine schemes of Rs 113.63 million for which total funds have been released and are expected to be completed by the end of current financial year. There are 17 other schemes of Rs 1.12 billion for which funds in two equal installments are being released. The progress of these schemes is 62 percent and they are also likely to be completed by the end of May 2020. The 21 district specific schemes of Rs 1.37 billion have a progress rate of 80 percent, therefore the chief minister directed their completion by the end of December 2020.

Shikarpur: In Shikarpur 44 schemes of Rs 2.05 billion are in progress against which Rs 1.11 billion or 54 percent funds have been released while the utilization is Rs 674.05 million, which comes to 60 percent of the total releases.

There are two schemes of Rs 3.51 million for which 100 percent funds have been released and nine other schemes of Rs 612.13 million for which 83 percent funds have been released. The chief minister directed finance department to release the remaining funds so that these 11 schemes could be completed by end of June 2020.

Jacobabad: Jacobabad district has 53 on-going schemes of Rs 3.08 billion against which Rs 2.17 billion or 71 percent funds have been released while the expenditures are Rs 1.41 billion or 65 percent.

The chief minister said that out of 53 schemes 36 schemes would be completed during the current financial year. The remaining 17 schemes of Rs 438.57 million are new for which 26.14 million have been released but expenditures are nil. Therefore, the chief minister directed the P&D department to complete these schemes in the next financial year.