Islamabad: The federal government has released PKR 456 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2017-18, according to a news report. These funds were released for several ongoing and new uplift schemes.
Out of the released funds, PKR 110.24 billion have been allocated to federal ministries and PKR 33.141 billion for special areas. PKR 202.8 billion have also been given to National Highway Authority (NHA), and PKR 64.9 billion to Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA).
The Communication Division was released PKR 5.276 billion, the Railways Division got PKR 15.247, and the Aviation Division got PKR 1.87 billion under the programme. Finally, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) received PKR 11.628 billion and the Atomic Energy Commission was given PKR 3.99 billion for the year 2017-18.
