Govt grants PKR 7.109 bn for Finance Division under PSDP 2019-20

Islamabad: The Federal government recently granted funds worth PKR 7.109 billion for new and ongoing Finance Division projects — with this figure forming part of the total PKR 11.834 billion funds package set aside for the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2019-20, a news source reported.

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As per the publication, the various projects and the funds approved for release are listed below:

• PKR 800 million for the construction of Sibbi Rakhni Road out of the total PKR 1000 million
• PKR 640 million to complete the dual side roads from GT Road, Samma to Gujrat against the total of PKR 800 million
• PKR 800 million for the development work for the Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) out of the total PKR 1000 million
• PKR 408 million for the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Mother & Child Health Care Centre (Nawabshah)
• PKR 800 million for the water treatment facilities and water supply & distribution in Gawadar against the total of PKR 1000 million
• PKR 320 million for a Sea Water Desalination Plant at Gwadar against the total of PKR 400 million
• PKR 320 million for revamping Dirgi Shabozai Road, Balochistan against the total of PKR 400 million
• PKR 240 million for Expo Centre Peshawar
• PKR 250 million for the development of Combined Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) for the Industrial Areas of Karachi
• PKR 240 million for the carpeting and widening of Booni Buzand Torkhow Road, Chitral
• PKR 313 million for Khyber Institute of Child Health & Children Hospital, Peshawar
• PKR 263 million for Chao Tangi Small Dam
• PKR 240 million for road dualization from Bahawalpur to Yazman and Chandni Chowk