The federal government has released Rs 102.94 billion (14.68 percent) including Rs 14.65 billion foreign aid (11.42 percent) for various ongoing and new development projects under the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) 2019-20 against the total budgeted allocation of Rs 701 billion.
According to the latest data of PSDP 2019-20 released by the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform, the government released Rs 28.81 billion (8.8 percent) including Rs 1.28 billion foreign aid for development projects of various ministries, divisions and related departments out of Rs 327.85 billion budgeted allocation.
The government did not release funds for Climate Change Division, Commerce Division, Establishment Division, Finance Division, Housing and Works Division, Inter-Provincial Coordination Division, Poverty Division and Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony Division.
However, the government released Rs 26.64 billion for the development projects of National Highway Authority (NHA) out of Rs 154.966 billion budgeted allocation and Rs 26.78 billion including Rs 13 billion foreign aid have been released for security enhancement against Rs 32.5 billion budgeted allocation.
The government released Rs 52.7 million for development projects of Aviation Division against the total of Rs 1.266 billion budgeted allocation, and Rs 20 million out of Rs 100 million budgeted allocation for Board of Investment. The government released Rs 1.4 billion for Cabinet Division. A total of Rs 418 million have been released for development projects of Federal Education and Professional Training Division out of Rs 4.796 billion budgeted allocation, and Rs 4.6 billion have been released out of Rs 29 billion for Higher Education Commission.
The government released Rs 1.447 billion out of Rs 9.85 billion for development projects of Interior Division and Rs 2.237 billion for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination Division. A total of Rs 4.45 billion have been released for Foreign Affairs Division against Rs 29.05 billion budgeted allocation.
The government released Rs 4.27 billion out of Rs 24.46 billion budgeted allocation for development projects of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Rs 177.84 million for Planning, Development and Reform Division, Rs 466.64 million for Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Rs 13.58 million for Human Rights Division, Rs 11.71 million for Narcotic Control Division, Rs 60.29 million for Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Rs 10 billion for Water Resources Division and Rs 20.566 million for Textile Industry Division.
The Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform released Rs 1.51 billion for development projects of Railway Division against Rs 16 billion budgeted allocation. The government released Rs 228.6 million for development projects of Science and Technology Research Division, Rs 275.64 million for Revenue Division, Rs 142.38 million for Industries and Production Division, Rs 63.177 million for Information and Broadcasting Division, and Rs 269.8 million for Information Technology and Telecom Division.
A total of Rs 340 million have been released for development projects of Defense Production Division, Rs 16.12 million for Defense Division, Rs 452.7 million for development projects of PEPCO, Rs 158 million for Maritime Affairs Division, and Rs 334.67 million for National Food Security and Research Division.
The government released Rs 500 million, the entire budget, for the development projects of Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA). An amount of Rs 12 billion has been released out of Rs 48 billion budgeted allocation for the development of Merged Areas (FATA) under the 10 Years Development Plan. The Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform released Rs 4.86 billion against Rs 27.264 billion budgeted allocation for development projects of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Rs 2.885 billion for the development projects of Gilgit-Baltistan against Rs 17.585 billion budget allocation. The funds are released as per quarterly ceilings; 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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