Government released Rs 88.8bn developmental budget by November
By: Ijaz Kakakhel
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has released Rs 88.8 billion by November 8, 2012 against the total annual allocation of Rs 360 billion under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) of 2012-13.
The total PSDP released under developmental budget Rs 88.8 billion further classified as Rs 51.5 billion for infrastructure sector, Rs 34.5 billion for social sector, Rs 0.8 billion for others sectors and Rs 2 billion for ERRA. These releases are made for 1084 various national importance developmental projects.
Total size of the federal PSDP 2012-13 is Rs 360 billion including Rs 100 billion as foreign exchange component (FEC) and Rs 27 billion as Special Programme. Cabinet Division/Finance Division is making the releases against Special Programmes. The Foreign Aid disbursement amount is received in the Economic Affairs Division. Therefore, the above releases are against Rs 233 billion (360-100-27) and the Planning and Development Division release funds (Rs 64.7 billion) against this amount Rs 233 billion.
Water and Power Development Authority arrange rupee component of Power Sector Projects from its own resources. Therefore, rupee component of Power Sector Projects is not part of budget and not released by Planning and Development Division except for few projects.
Releases for some of important projects are National Programme for Family Planning and Primary Health Care Rs 5.480 billion, Population Welfare Programme Punjab (2010-15) Rs 620 million, Population Welfare Programme Sindh (2010-15) Rs 354 million, National Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Programme (MNCH) (UK) Rs 523 million, Safety Analysis Centre (SAC) to provide Regulatory Support and for Indigenisation of NPP in Pakistan Rs 50.712 million, establishment of National Dosimetry and Protection Level Calibration Laboratory (PNRA) Rs 42.272 million, Enhancement in Exhibition Halls and Additional Technology Works (Expo Centre Lahore Phase-II) Rs 200 million, 2×50 megawatts Power Plant from Syngas (IGCC-2009) Tharparkar Rs 900 million. Out of the block allocation of Rs 9.547 billion for Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the government released Rs 3.818 billion by November 8.
Establishment of New Campus of Jalozai Khyber Pakhtunkhwa University of Engineering and Technology, UET, Peshawar Rs 295 million, Gilgit-Baltistan (Block Allocation) Rs 2.716 billion, Federal Programme under Access to Justice Programme, Islamabad Rs 331 million, Procurement of 150 D E Locos Rs 200 million, Procurement/Manufacture of 202 New Design Passenger Carriages (Revised) (China) Rs 654.015 million, replacement of old and obsolete signal gear from Lodhran Khanewal-Shahdara Bagh Mainline Section of PR (IBD) Rs 900 million, rehabilitation of Railways Assets Damaged during riots of 27th-28th December, 2007 Rs 648 million, rehabilitation of 27 number (HGMU-30) Diesel Electric Locomotives (Revised PC-I) Rs 648 million, rehabilitation, up-gradation and conversion of 400 coaches Rs 116.975 million, replacement of three brake down/rescue cranes and procurement of 5 sets relief train equipment Rs 550 million and Federally Administered Tribal Areas Rs 5.738 billion.
Raising of Mangla Dam including resettlement Rs 1.200 billion, Extension of Right Bank Outfall Drain from Sehwan to sea, (RBODII), Dadu and Thatta district of Sindh Rs 480 million, revamping/rehabilitation of Irrigation and Drainage System of Sindh Rs 280 million, construction of Small Storage Dams, Delay Action Dams, Retention Weirs and ISSO Barriers in Sindh Rs 348 million, rehabilitation of Irrigation System in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rs 140 million, Makhi Farash Link canal Project (Chotiari Phase-II), Sindh Rs 100 million and construction of Fall Structure on Nara Canal, Resection of Rato Canal RD 0-72, strengthening of Jamro Canal, Sindh Rs 100 million.
The government released Rs 5.265 billion for Chashma Nuclear Power Project (C3 & C4) (China). The government released Rs 3.114 billion for construction of Diamer Bhasha Dam Project Land Acquisition (4,500 megawatts (MW), which would generate 4,500 MW power on completion.
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