Sindh, Balochistan get 15 new schemes in PSDP

Govt is majorly focusing on two provinces due to devastation caused by last year’s floods

ISLAMABAD:

The federal government has proposed Rs167.9 billion for the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2023-24 for the ongoing and new development schemes in all provinces and special areas of Pakistan.

According to the budget documents released on Friday, the government introduced 20 new development schemes in all the provinces with special focus on Sindh and Balochistan, which were devastated during last year’s savage floods.

Out of the 20 new development schemes, the government has proposed eight new development schemes in Sindh and seven new ones in Balochistan, according to the budget documents.

For Punjab, the government has allocated Rs9,113 million, of which Rs1,023 million is for two new projects and Rs8,090 million for 16 ongoing projects.

For Sindh, the government has allocated a total of Rs21.1 billion, of which Rs2.6 billion is for three ongoing schemes, whereas Rs18.5 billion for eight new ones.

For Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), the government has allocated Rs3,684.521 million, of which Rs500 million is for one new scheme, and Rs3,184.521 million for eight ongoing projects.

For Balochistan, the government has allocated a total of Rs16,102 million, of which Rs1,562 million is for seven new development schemes and Rs14,539 million for 25 ongoing ones.

For the merged districts of K-P, the government has allocated Rs57,000 million for two different development schemes.

For Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the government has allocated Rs32,450 million, of which Rs100 million is for one new scheme, and Rs32,350 million for nine ongoing ones.

For Gilgit-Baltistan, the federal government has allocated a total of Rs28,450 million, of which 500 million is for one new development scheme and Rs27,950 million for 18 ongoing ones.