The government has released Rs 452.83 billion (45.24 percent) including Rs 81.54 billion foreign aid for different development projects under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2017-18 against total budgeted allocation of Rs 1,001 billion. According to Planning Commission''s stipulated mechanism, it should release almost 50 percent funds at the end of January 2018 for development projects but it has released 45.24 percent funds so far.
According to latest data released by the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform, the government has released Rs 108.6 billion (32.86 percent of total budgeted amount of the federal ministries) including Rs 4.04 billion foreign aid for development projects of various federal ministries against the total budgeted allocation of Rs 330.47 billion.
However, the government has not so far released funds for the development projects of various ministries, divisions and their departments including Foreign Affairs Division, Religious Affairs & Interfaith Harmony Division, Textile Industry Division, National Security Division, Special Federal Development Program, Energy for All, Clean Drinking Water for All, Special Provision for Completion of CPEC Project and Gas Infrastructure Development Cess.
The government has released Rs 15.25 billion for development projects of Pakistan Railways Division against total budgeted allocation of Rs 42.9 billion for current fiscal year 2017-18.
The government has released Rs 202.28 billion including Rs 53.55 billion foreign aid for infrastructure projects of National Highway Authority (NHA) against total budgeted allocation of Rs 326.25 billion. The Planning Commission has released Rs 23.89 billion including Rs 23.14 billion foreign aid for development projects of the Ministry of Water and Power (Power Sector) against the budgeted allocation of Rs 64.75 billion. An amount of Rs 11.87 billion including Rs 122 million foreign aid has been released for Water and Power Division (Water Sector) against the budgeted allocation of Rs 36.75 billion for current fiscal year.
A total of Rs 8.1 billion including Rs 232.96 million foreign aid were released for different development projects of National Health Services, Regulation and Co-ordination Division against the total budgeted allocation of Rs 48.7 billion under PSDP 2017-18. The government has released Rs 400.26 million for different developmental projects of National Food Security and Research Division against the earmarked Rs 1,615.96 million for the development of agriculture sector in the country.
An amount of Rs 11.63 billion has been released for different projects of Higher Education Commission (HEC) against total budgeted allocation of Rs 35.7 billion. The government has released Rs 14.73 billion including Rs 509.14 million foreign aid for the development projects of Azad Jammu and Kashmir against the total budgeted allocation of Rs 25.84 billion for current fiscal year. The government also released Rs 7.7 billion including Rs 173.9 million foreign aid for development projects of Gilgit-Baltistan against Rs 18.3 billion budgeted allocation, while Rs 10.6 billion including Rs 130.8 million foreign aid have been released for the projects of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) against the total budgeted allocation of Rs 26.9 billion.
The government has released Rs 2.45 billion to Capital Administration and Development Division, Rs 326 million to Climate Change Division, Rs 240 million to Commerce Division, Rs 5.3 billion to Communication Division (Other than NHA), Rs 9 billion to Interior Division, Rs 201 million to Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority and Rs 1.8 billion to Planning, Development and Reform.
The Planning Commission has released Rs 42.075 billion for Special Federal Development Program for temporarily displaced persons (TDPs) against Rs 90 billion budgeted allocation and Rs 9.2 billion for development projects of Prime Minister''s Youth and Hunarmand Program under current fiscal year 2017-18.
The government released Rs 11.63 billion to Finance Division, Rs 1874.5 million to Aviation Division, Rs 895.18 million to Port and Shipping Division, Rs 873.94 million to Science and Technological Research Division, Rs 218.6 million to Defense Division, Rs 6.9 billion to Housing and Works Division, Rs 88.32 million to Information and Broadcasting Division and Rs 1.79 billion to Defense and Production Division.
The entire amount of Rs 30 billion has been released for Prime Minister''s Global SDGs Achievement Programme. The Planning Commission of Pakistan has so far followed the stipulated mechanism for release of funds: 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.
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