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Business Recorder
16-06-2025
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KP govt presents Rs240.0137bn supplementary budget
PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa incurred an additional amount of Rs 240.0137 billion for the outgoing financial year 2024-25. The amount including Rs 192.7442 billion in head of current expenditure and additional Rs 47.2695 billion for development. The estimates of the additional expenses during the outgoing fiscal year presented in the legislature under Article 124 of the Constitution of Pakistan for approval from the house. For the current financial year 2024-25, the current expenditure was estimated at Rs 1237.7158 billion out of which Rs 144.6284 billion were for the merged districts, but in the revised estimates it went up to Rs 1386.7950 billion which is Rs 192.7442 billion more than the estimated current expenditure. The details of the additional current expenditure include Rs 102 million of the provincial assembly, Rs.1.4551 billion administration, Rs 64.663 Planning & Development Department, Rs 21.536 million Information Technology Department, Rs 267.167 million (Home Department), Prisons and Probation Department Rs 1.5870 billion. Similarly, the additional expenditure of the Police Department was Rs 253.070 million, Rs 2.7359 billion (Administration of Justice), Rs 1.9399 billion (Higher Education Department), Rs 1.3246 billion (Building & Structure), Rs 1.69671 billion (Roads, Highways and Bridges), Rs 1.95938 billion (Public Health Engineering), Rs 2.8722 billion (Local Govt & Rural Development), Rs 104.390 million (Livestock Production), Rs 465.412 million (Forests & Environment), Rs 226.468 million (Wildlife Department) and Rs 829 million for Irrigation Department respectively. Furthermore, an additional expenditure of Rs 504.847 million was incurred by the Information & Public Relations Department, Rs 10.8675 billion (Social Welfare & Special Education Department), Rs 486.241 (Pension), Rs 599.995 million (Food Security Net (Subsidy), Rs 150 billion (Investment) while Auqaf, Religious, Minorities and Hajj Affairs incurred an additional expenditure of Rs 96.322 million. The Sports and Youth Affairs Department was required a supplementary budget of Rs 629.551 million, Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Department Rs 5.764 million, Transport Department Rs.1.504 billion, Elementary & Secondary Education Department Rs 1.2953 billion, Tourism Department Rs 201.022 million, Debt Servicing (interest payment) Rs 4 billion, Payback of the capital amount on foreign debts to federal government Rs 2.500 billion, Payment in head of debts and Advance Rs 3.105 billion. For the financial year, 2024-25 the provincial government have had allocated Rs 416.2831 billion for annual development programme while the revised estimates climbed to Rs 447.2050 billion, which shows an excess amount of Rs 30.9218 billion. However, a technical supplementary budget of Rs 47.2695 billion was presented in the provincial assembly. In the current fiscal year, the provincial government for the first time has also approved an amount of Rs 39.6 billion as ADP-Plus while another amount of Rs 2.1313 billion was approved for the provision of free textbooks and school bags to the students of the merged districts. Furthermore, an additional grant of Rs 2.38 billion was also received for schemes initiated under PSDP and Pak-PWD. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Business Recorder
10-05-2025
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- Business Recorder
KP to allocate 100pc funds for near completion projects
PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has directed the concerned officials to allocate 100% funds in the next budget for projects nearing completion, adding that the timely completion of ongoing projects would be the top priority in the upcoming budget. He was presiding over a consultative meeting with the elected public representatives regarding finalization of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for Kohat Division in the upcoming fiscal year here on Friday. Besides, members of the National and Provincial Assemblies from all five districts of Kohat Division, Advisor to Chief Minister on Finance and senior officials from the Planning & Development Department, the officials of divisional administration also participated in the consultative session. The progress on ongoing development projects in Kohat Division and the status of fund allocation were reviewed in the meeting. Relevant officials, on this occasion, gave sector-wise briefings on the progress of ongoing development projects in Kohat division. Furthermore, the meeting was briefed in detail about the proposed projects to be included in the next Annual Development Programme. The chief minister stated that 80% of the development funds for the next fiscal year will be allocated to ongoing projects; however, new projects based on urgent public needs will also be included in the development program. "The new projects are being finalized in consultation with the relevant elected public representatives," he remarked. He instructed the officials to prepare the feasibility studies and PC-1s for the new projects in a timely manner, emphasizing that drinking water supply schemes in the southern districts should be given priority in the new development program. Likewise, he directed that all tube well solarization projects be fully funded in the upcoming budget. Ali Amin Gandapur urged upon the elected representatives to submit timely proposals for the establishment of schools and colleges in rented buildings in their respective constituencies and to pay special attention to healthcare projects in remote areas. He stressed that no district should be without a District Headquarter Hospital, and no tehsil should be without a Tehsil Headquarter Hospital. Moreover, he directed improvement in service delivery in the existing hospitals. The meeting also discussed matters related to the use of royalty funds for the oil and gas-producing districts of Kohat Division. On this occasion, the Chief Minister stated that in the next budget, Kohat Division will receive 100% of its royalty share, while special packages will be included in the development programme for the tribes and areas in Kurram that have cooperated with the government in restoring peace. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
