ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Monday approved 22 demands of grant of Rs 115,293,115,000 for Cabinet, Establishment, Aviation and other divisions for the fiscal year 2016-17.
Though the opposition lawmakers used the weapon of cut motions to criticise the government over what they call unnecessary spending, however the House rejected all the 335 cut motions. The demands of grant were presented to the House by Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar.
The House approved demands grant of Rs 173,918,000 for Cabinet, Rs 5,641,838,000 for Cabinet Division and Rs 245,328,000 for Emergency Relief and Repatriation.
It also approved Rs 5,393,667,000 for other expenditures of Cabinet Division and Rs 27,369,384,000 for its development expenditure.
The House approved Rs 86,135,000 for Aviation Division and Rs 4,695,215,000 for its development expenditure. It also approved Rs 18,297,928,000 for Capital Administration and Development Division and Rs 2,562,237,000 for its development expenditure.
Some Rs 2,318,693,000 was approved for Establishment Division with Rs 1,902,500,000 for its other expenditure. Similarly, Rs 550,779,000 demand of grant was approved for Federal Public Service Commission.
The house approved Rs 45,074,000 for National Security Division, Rs 881,594,000 for Prime Minister's Office, Rs 239,821,000 for Board of Investment, Rs 64,904,000 for Prime Minister's Inspection Commission, Rs 8,059,014,000 for Atomic Energy Commission and Rs 91,889,000 for Stationery and Printing.
It also approved development expenditure of Rs 2,562,237,000 for CAAD and Rs 2,500,000,000 for SUPARCO, besides Rs 27,831,469,000 for capital outlay on development of Atomic Energy.
In total 335 cut motions were presented by the opposition members to reduce the funds of these divisions for not showing up to the mark performance during the outgoing fiscal year.
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