Over Rs45.6b for Finance Division, Rs2.448b for Revenue Division

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The government has allocated an amount of Rs. 45599.270 million for various ongoing and new projects of Finance Division, under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2009 10. According to budgetary document released here on Saturday, the allocations include Rs.16596.690 for the ongoing projects and Rs.29002.580 for new schemes of the division. Among the ongoing schemes of the division, Rs.2077m have been allocated for the Project for Improvement of Financial Reporting and Auditing (PIFRA), Phase-II, Rs.1500m have been allocated for construction of Northern Bypass for Multan City and Rs.1000m for Greater Quetta Water Supply Project. The government under PSDP also allocated Rs.1000m for Lyari Express resettlement Project and another Rs.1000m have been earmarked for Gwadar Development Authority. Among the new projects, Rs.3000m have been allocated for Quetta Development Package, Rs.2500m for Hyderabad Package (for Drainage), Rs.2500 for Karachi Package (new) and Rs.3000 for Extension of inner Ring Road Project at Multan. The govt under PSDP also allocated Rs.1708m for programme for poverty alleviation in NWFP, Rs.1575m for repair and rehabilitation of road network in NWFP and Rs.1000m for up-gradation and remodeling of Southern Bypass Peshawar. Meanwhile, the government has allocated an amount of Rs. 2448.308m for various ongoing and new projects of Revenue Division, under the Public Sector Development Programme 2009-10. According to PSDP, the allocations include Rs.1888.649m for the ongoing projects and Rs. 559.659m for new schemes of the division. Among the ongoing schemes of the division, Rs.1472m have been allocated for Tax Administration Reform Project (TARP) and Rs. 135m have been earmarked for construction of second office block in CBR House Islamabad. The government allocated Rs.103m for establishment of Taxpayers Facilities Centres (TFCs) and construction of transit accommodation with RTOs and LTU at Islamabad, Rs.18.731m for construction of multi storied office building for customs house, Multan. Among new schemes, the government under PSDP has allocated Rs. 39m for purchase of land in FDA city for Residential colony for RTO Faisalabad, Rs. 39m for purchase of land in FDA city for residential colony for DTO office, Faisalabad and Rs. 29m for purchase of land for residential accommodation for RTO Peshawar. The government also allocated Rs. 39m for purchase of land for construction of warehouse, back up offices and sepoy barrack and residences for customs, Islamabad whereas another Rs. 39m have been earmarked for purchase of land for construction of back up offices and bailoff barracks and residences for Income Tax Dept at Islamabad.

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