PSDP projects: Rs 366 billion including Rs 160.3 billion foreign aid released

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has released Rs 366 billion (54.2 percent) including Rs 160.3 billion foreign aid for different development projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2018-19 against the total budgeted allocation of Rs 675 billion.
According to latest data of PSDP 2018-19 released by the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform, the government released a total of Rs 145.75 billion (50 percent) including Rs 25.24 billion foreign aid for development projects of various ministries, divisions and related departments out of Rs 291.55 billion budgeted allocation.
The government has not released development funds so far for Inter-Provincial Coordination Division and erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
The Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform released a total of Rs 158 billion (85 percent) including Rs 120.2 billion foreign aid out of Rs 185.2 billion budgeted allocation for various development projects of the National Highway Authority (NHA) and Rs 17 billion out of Rs 28.065 billion budgeted allocation for development projects of Pakistan Railways.
The government released Rs 28.3 billion (36.3 percent) including Rs 7.3 billion foreign aid out of Rs 78 billion for development projects and schemes of Water Resources Division.
The PTI government released a total of Rs 18.5 billon (59.8 percent) including Rs 88.6 million foreign aid out of Rs 30.96 billion budgeted allocation for Higher Education Commission, Rs 7.9 billion were released for the Interior Division, Rs 6.33 billion for Communication Division (other than NHA) and Rs 2.26 billion for Federal Education and Professional Training Division.
The government released Rs 2.72 billion out of Rs 12.78 billion budgeted allocation for the development projects of the National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination Division, Rs 1.96 billion for Planning, Development and Reform and Rs 12.6 million for Textile Division.
The government released Rs 407.3 million for the Cabinet Division against the total budgeted allocation of Rs 1 billion. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission received Rs 18.22 billion out of Rs 26.7 billion budgeted allocation for development projects. An amount of Rs 742.07 million was released for the Aviation Division, Rs 700 million for Climate Change, Rs 1.5 billion for Defence Production Division, Rs 1.5 billion for development projects of Maritime Affairs Division and Rs 2.87 billion have been released for Revenue Division.
The government released Rs 965.42 million including Rs 344.51 million foreign aid for Information Technology and Telecom Division out of Rs 1.45 billion budgeted allocation, Rs 11.17 billion including Rs 718.67 million foreign aid for States and Frontier Region Division, Rs 11.89 billion including Rs 11.8 billion foreign aid out of Rs 33.37 billion for development projects of Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) and Rs 2.06 billion for the development projects of Housing and Works Division.
The government released Rs 17.672 billion (68 percent) including Rs 2.2 billion foreign aid for development projects of Azad Jammu and Kashmir against the total budgeted allocation of Rs 25.86 billion and Rs 12.6 billion (71.88 percent) including Rs 932.9 million foreign aid for development project of Gilgit-Baltistan out of Rs 17.53 billion budgeted allocation for the current fiscal year-2018-19.
The funds are released as per quarterly ceilings; first quarter (July-September) 20 percent, second quarter (October-December) 20 percent, third quarter (January-March) 30 percent and fourth quarter (April-June) 30 percent.