Peshawar: Chief Minister (CM) Mahmood Khan has stressed all provincial government’s departments to fully utilise the budget of the Annual Development Programme (ADP), a news source reported. He has advised them to use the allocated development funds before the end of this fiscal year, slated for June 2019.
It is reported that non-utilised allocated funds become lapsed. They are then returned to the exchequer. CM Khan advised all departments to hold review meeting regarding the budget utilisation and achievement of development targets every month.
The CM has directed the departments concerned to surrender the non-utilised budget by April 15. He has issued this directive to facilitate the proper allocation of funds.
While chairing the progress review meeting of the ADP of provincial and merged areas, the CM stated that focus of development programmes has been on projects expansion and construction of building previously. Focus has not been on services delivery, he added.
The meeting’s attendants were also briefed about development projects worth PKR 12.7 billion in newly merged districts. These projects will soon be initiated; most of these by the end of April 2019.
