School for Sikh community included in K-P budget
A total of Rs5 million have been allocated for this project
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A total of Rs5 million have been allocated for this project.
Budget documents showed that the K-P government has allocated a total of Rs130 million rupees for minority affairs in the annual budget 2019-20. Of this, a chunk of funds has been allocated for building the sole minority-specific school of the province in Peshawar.
The provincial government has also included a skill scheme into the budget for the Sikh community of Peshawar, allocating Rs30 million for the project.
Further, the government has allocated Rs5 million as a Sikh welfare package and Rs20 million for holding festivals of the minority communities.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 26th, 2019.
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