City Nazim Naimatullah Khan presented Rs 42.791 billion City District Government Karachi (CDGK) draft budget for 2005-06 before the City Council Karachi on Saturday. Total receipts, according to the draft budget, stand Rs 42.971 billion, with a surplus of Rs 179.76 million. According to budget summary, Rs 10,746.02 million has been allocated for works and services, while education sector would receive Rs 7,312.17 million. A sum of Rs 5,376.22 million has been set aside for Malir Development Projects, and the share of towns and union councils stands at Rs 2,577.00 million.
For health sector, a sum of Rs 2,699.18 million has been earmarked, whereas allocation for Lyari Development Authority is to the tune of Rs 1,330.81 million.
The allocation for Annual Development Plan (ADP) stands at Rs 1,278.20 million, and funds of the 178 UCs, lady general and minorities councillors would be Rs 1,254 million.
The allocations for some other sectors and departments show that Rs 947.91 million has been earmarked for co-ordination, Rs 486.79 million for revenue, Rs 443.10 million for community development, Rs 278.70 million for pension fund and employees welfare, Rs 365.80 million for finance and planning, Rs 123.09 million for mass transit, Rs 112.54 million for Naib Nazim and Council Secretariat, Rs 94.77 million for transport and communication, Rs 93.54 for agriculture, Rs 58.04 million for master plan, Rs 39.93 million for information technology, Rs 19.27 million for enterprises and investment promotion, Rs 16.32 million for Nazim Secretariat, Rs 12.62 million for law department, Rs 9.18 million for literacy, and Rs 7,115 million for water and sewerage.
In the summary of the revenue of the city government's budget for fiscal year, the grants and releases from government are to the tune of Rs 9.720 million, whereas the same under various heads shows that Rs 5,466 million from Malir Development Authority, Rs 4682 million from revenue department, Rs 1956 million from finance and planning, Rs 1359 million from Lyari Development Authority, Rs 944 million from master plan, Rs 549 million from works and services, Rs 245.11 million from health, Rs 208.99 million from co-ordination, Rs 78.73 million from transport and communication, Rs 44.32 million from agriculture, Rs 40 million from enterprise and investment promotion, Rs 15.50 million from mass transit cell, Rs 10.30 million from community development, Rs 5.51 million from information technology, Rs 1 million from law, Rs 8527 million from devolved departments Government of Sindh and Rs 7115 million from water and sanitation (KW&SB).
The allocations for various sectors show that works and services top the list by receiving largest chunk of development funds. These funds would be spent on major roads, fly-overs, round-about and other infrastructure improvement schemes.
The allocations for major development works in city show that Tameer-e-Karachi Programme has been given special attention by earmarking Rs 6,000 million for roads, bridges, fly-overs, drainage systems, preparation of master plan, solid waste management and some other works, whereas Rs 400 million has been set aside for development and improvement of inter-city towns and UCs roads and intersections.
Rs 160 million has been allocated for improvement and maintenance of roads, footpaths, culverts, chowrangies and intersections, Rs 150 million for development works of Community Citizens Boards, Rs 130 million for development and improvement of inter-towns roads in city districts, Rs 100 million for Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases, Rs 100 million for Karachi Medical and Dental College (KMDC), Rs 100 million for flyover at Sohrab Goth, Rs 88 million for development works proposed by lady city councillors, Rs 80 million for construction of inter-city bus terminal, Rs 79.25 million for purchase of fire tenders and other equipment.
Besides, Rs 53.25 million for renovation, improvement, widening of Hawkes Bay Road from Grax Village to Hawkes Bay Beach, Rs 50 million for housing scheme, Rs 50 million for providing electricity on major roads, Rs 50 million for revitalisation of government education institutions, Rs 50 million for construction of underpass near FTC Flyover, Rs 50 million for City Diagnostic Center, Rs 40 million for construction of flyover/underpass at Hassan Square, Rs 40 million for construction and development of library for ladies, Rs 30 million for construction of adjacent roads at Liaquatabad Flyover and installation of T Signals etc, have been ear-marked.
To provide recreational facilities, development of parks and sports activities, special attention has been paid in the draft budget by allocating Rs 18.50 million for development of Safari Park, Rs 20.3 million to purchase new animals for Karachi Zoo and Safari Park, Rs 20 million and Rs 3 million for Clifton Aquarium and Korangi Aquarium respectively, Rs 21 million for development of parks, Rs 7 million for development of recreational sport along Malir River, Rs 20 million for construction of Aiwan-e-Riffat, Rs 15 million for Indoor Gymnasium in Kashmir Road Sports Complex etc.
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