The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party has given final approval to three development schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of Rs 3381.184 million while four other schemes of agriculture sector of Rs 26026.66 million were recommended for final approval by the federal government.
These schemes were approved in the 21st meeting of Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of current fiscal year 2018-19 presided over by Chairman P&D Habibur Rehman Gilani. Provincial Secretary P&D Iftikhar Ali Sahoo, all members of the Planning & Development Board, provincial secretaries of concerned departments and other senior representatives of the relevant provincial departments also attended the meeting.
The approved development schemes included Up-gradation of THQ Hospital Taunsa, District D.G. Khan from 100 to 190 bed at the cost of Rs. 1,378.140 million, propagation of backyard poultry for increased availability of animal protein to counter stunted growth at the cost of Rs. 290.170 million, enhancing beef production through save the buffalo claves and feedlot fattening at the cost of Rs 1,712.874 million.
Furthermore, different schemes of agriculture sector named as national program for enhancing profitability through increasing productivity of wheat at the cost of Rs 12,535.000 million, national oil seed enhancement program at the cost of Rs 5,115.000 million, national program for enhancing profitability through increasing productivity of sugarcane at the cost of Rs 2,048.900 million and national program for enhancing profitability through increasing productivity of rice at the cost of Rs 6,327.760 million were cleared in the PDWP and also sent to CDWP development forum for its final approval.
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