Cabinet committee grants additional Rs12b for SSWMB

The Cabinet Committee on Finance, under the chairmanship of Energy, Development & Planning Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah and Interior & Law Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar, held a meeting of the Energy Department. During the meeting, the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) presented a request for an additional budget for the fiscal year 2024-2025.

After reviewing legal aspects of the request, committee members, in consultation with provincial ministers, approved a conditional out-of-budget grant of Rs12 billion for the SSWMB.

It was also decided that the SSWMB will reassess all existing contracts with waste collection contractors, as the rates in Sindh were found to be higher than those in other cities.

A proper system will be introduced to accurately measure the weight of garbage removed, and razor readers will be installed in all garbage collection vehicles. This will ensure that contractors are paid according to the actual weight of garbage transported, preventing the misuse of public funds.