ISLAMABAD: The federal government has authorized the release of Rs105.24 billion for various ongoing and new social sector uplift projects under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2020-21 against the total allocation of Rs650 billion.
Under its development programme, the government has released an amount of Rs72.4 billion for federal ministries, Rs23.3 billion for corporations and Rs9.4 billion for special areas, according to latest data released by Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform.
Out of these allocations, the government released Rs300 million for Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) for which the government had allocated Rs1.5 billion during the year 2020-21.
For National Highway Authority, the government released Rs20.9 billion against its allocations of Rs118.67 billion, whereas for National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC), an amount of Rs2.4 billion was released out of total allocation of Rs158.3 billion.
The government also released Rs13.5 billion for water resources division out of total allocation of Rs81.2 billion. An amount of Rs5.6 billion has been authorised to release for Higher Education Commission for which an amount of Rs29.4 billion has been allocated.
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