KP presents Rs121.74bn supplementary budget

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa presented a supplementary budget of Rs121.74 billion.

The estimated current expenditure for the financial year 2026–27 had been set at Rs1,415 billion.

However, due to additional requirements in various sectors, it increased to Rs1,433 billion, according to budget documents.

The documents said under current expenditures, an additional Rs1.38 billion was earmarked for the Tribal Affairs Department, Rs1.29 billion for the local government, Rs7.5 billion for the local bodies, and Rs7.35 billion for relief activities.

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Similarly, Rs3 billion were earmarked for the merged districts and Rs1.46 billion for the transport sector.

According to the budget document, the development budget was Rs547 billion, but through the supplementary budget it was increased to Rs608 billion. This represents a total increase of Rs71.73 billion in development expenditures.

To further improve the law and order situation, an additional Rs7.1 billion had been allocated for the purchase of armoured vehicles for the police, the budget documents revealed.

The documents said an additional Rs40.43 billion had been released for the Peshawar Revitalization Project to further improve infrastructure and urban facilities in the provincial capital.

Additional funds have also been allocated for education, irrigation, and energy sectors. Rs1.95 billion were to be spent on primary and secondary education, while Rs2.97 billion on irrigation and energy projects.

The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Afridi, said the purpose of the supplementary budget was to ensure public welfare, timely completion of development projects, improvement of law and order, and provision of basic facilities so that the pace of development in the province could be accelerated.

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