Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Pervez Khattak signs the budget document for fiscal year 2014-15 at the Civil Secretariat on Saturday. PHOTO: INP
Presenting the annual budget in the provincial assembly, provincial Finance Minister Sirajul Haq said that the annual receipts and expenditures have been pitched at Rs 404.80 billion, which is 18 per cent higher than the outgoing fiscal year.
Rs265 billion have been allocated for the current revenue expenditures. Giving details of the revenue receipts to be secured in next fiscal year, Haq said that Rs227.120 billion would be provided to the province from the federal taxes, which will be 14.55 per cent more than the outgoing fiscal year. The province also expects to receive Rs27.292 billion as charges incurred in war against unrest. Further, the province is expected to generate Rs29.260 billion from royalty on gas and petroleum produced in the southern areas showing an increase of 6.4 per cent over the current revenue generation.
The province will raise Rs12 billion from general services on sales tax, showing a 100 per cent increase over the current fiscal year. The province owned receipts have been estimated at Rs13.93 billion.
The revenue from province's owned hydel power generation has been estimated at Rs2.85 billion which is 21 per cent higher than the outgoing fiscal year. The total volume of the province owned revenue receipts has been estimated at Rs28.787 billion, 70 per cent higher than the current fiscal year.
Haq told the house that the province expects to receive Rs12 billion as net hydel profit while the federal government has assured to pay Rs32.27 billion in the next fiscal year as arrears against net hydel profit.
Other miscellaneous generation in the province is expected to generate up to Rs720 million, while Rs35.350 billion expected to be obtained from foreign project assistance.
The budget also makes room for the creation of city traffic police that will be modeled on the existing motorway police.
Budget Overview
Increase of 21% in development funds from last year
14% increase in foreign aid of which 79% are grants
Rs17.9 billion for alleviating poverty (ghurbatmeintakhfeef)
Development budget summary
Education
Previous scholarship program for Grade 6 to 8 students in seven districts will include grade 9 and 10 students this fiscal year and Rs200 million has been allocated.
Rs15m for allowance of women education supervisors in remote areas
Rs100m for sports equipment across province’s schools
Rs360m for Story da Pakhtunkwa program which awards outstanding metric and intermediate students
Rs500m for Iqrafarogh-e-taleem voucher scheme for poor students
Rs100m for monitoring govt schools performance across province
Rs1b for new Rokhana Pakhtunkhwa Programme which will provide financial assistance on UC level to able and poor students who are not in govt schools
Rs240m for promoting girls education in Kohistan and Torghar
Rs2b for additional rooms, toilets, building renovations, power/water connections with community collaboration
Rs500m for CM Endowment Fund for deserving university students
Rs2.5b for free academic books (darsikutb) till intermediate level
Rs1.75b to give status of primary schools to 100 madrassas
Health
Rs500m for treatment of patients of cancer and other fatal diseases
Rs400m for helping treat malaria and dengue
Rs380m for tuberculosis treatment
Rs300m for programme to provide special allowance to reduce child mortality rates, similarly Rs200m for Hosla Afzai of mothers to complete injection courses for their children.
Rs25m for free insulin for sugar patients
Rs1b to provide emergency services facilities at all hospitals of Peshawar and DHQs of the province
Rs500m for initiating BSc and MSc programmes for nurses in province
Rs225m or health insurance schemes for low-income households in Mardan, Malakand, Chitral and Kohat
Rs910m for aRs22b fund aided by the federal govt, Australia and UK for continuing various vaccination, nutrition and child and mother health programmes
Rs60m for improving healthcare delivery in Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Swat, Haripur, Abbottabad, Kohat, Mardan, Malakand and Chitral
Rs1.5b with support of World Bank for health programmesin Kohistan, Battagram, Torghar, Buner, Lower Dir and DI Khan
Rs100m for a mobile medical service in remote areas of the province
Social welfare, special education & women development
Rs10.7m for school for children deprived of hearing and speech in TakhtBhai
Rs1m for SOMETHING in Charsadda, Swabi, Bannu and Karak
Rs8m for establishing 25 Dastakari (skill)centres in the province
Rs36m for establishing drug rehab treatment centresin Peshawar district
Rs110m for establishing special schools in Mardan, Kohat, Lower Dir, Kohistan, Buner and Battagram for hearing deprived people
Rs700m in Tanzeem Alsaail and Almehroom (deprived) programme for free treatment of 50,000 patients, scholarships for 7,000 students and skill training to 1,400 people
Population welfare
Rs89m for establishing 100 family planning centres in the province
Tourism and Sports
Rs70m for establishing youth centres and promoting youth activities at district levels across province
Rs2.26b for establishing sports grounds across province
Rs20m for talent programmes of all sports
Some figure for schemes in MalamJabba, Chitral, Galiyat, Naran and Kohistan with private sector cooperation
Minorities
Rs4m for welfare projects for minorities
Rs5m for scholarships for students
Rs60m for renovation of Churches, Temples, etc
Urban development
Rs50m for establishing sasta bazaars across province
Rs300m for establishing bus terminals at selected districts
Rs750m for mass transit system in Peshawar
Rs55m for beautification of Peshawar
Rs1b for beautification for all divisional headquarters
Agriculture
Rs150m for 100 solar-powered pumps in the province
Rs200m for dairy development programmes at the community level
Rs15m for building growing capacity of small farmers
Rs20m for the feasibility report for possible breeding of MahiParwariin K-P’s rivers and lakes
Industries
Rs100 million set aside for skill development training for 18-25 year olds
Rs120 allocated for ‘Youth Challenge Fund’ programme
Rs300million to be given in loans to promote solar energy
Rs1 billion earmarked for interest-free loans under independence (khudkafalat) scheme
Rs600 million for (fanni taleem) art or maybe technical education for youth
Rs1 billion allocated to a scheme of long-term loans to promote industry in K-P
Rs1 billion to be spent on the establishment of a technical university
Rs200 million allocated to reviving/maintaining industrial estates in DI Khan, Bannu, Mansehra and Kohat
Rs200 million set aside to establish mineral industrial estate in Chitral
Rs200 million to spent to establishing a small industrial estate in Abbottabad
Regional development
Rs1.7 billion allocated for development work in Kohistan, Torghar and other under-developed southern districts
Rs1.14 billion allocated for clean drinking water and drainage programmes in Peshawar
Energy and electricity
Rs2 million initially earmarked for setting up an oil refinery in Kohat, the project’s estimated cost is Rs700 million
Rs7.52 billion is being spent to build eight hydel power stations in K-P which will generate 659 megawatts
Rs200 million to be spent on a project which will use solar power and alternate energy sources to provide electricity to villages that do not have it.
Rs500 million allocated to run irrigation schemes by using solar power
Rs4.5 billion allocated to set up 365 small power stations
Roads
Rs2.30 billion allocated to purchase land for the construction of the Swat Expressway
Rs6 billion set aside to construct Abbottabad Bypass Road
Rs7 billion allocated for construction of northern part of Ring Road
Rs500 million earmarked to build Hayatabad detour road
Environment
Rs1 billion set aside for ‘Billion tree tsunami campaign’ scheme
A new project in collaboration with private sector to dispose of waste
Food
Rs5 billion to be given in subsidies to provide food to the poor
Labour
Rs16 million earmarked to establish a unit in the labour department to end child labour
Law and justice
Rs5 million set aside to set up mobile courts across K-P
Entry
Rs1.5 billion earmarked for ‘Safe city plan’ in Peshawar
Rs200 million earmarked to establish check points (mehfooz hassaar) in Peshawar’s outskirts
Rs125 million to be released to establish a warden system in Peshawar to regulate traffic
Rs500 million will be spent to set up model police stations across K-P
Rs150 million earmarked to set up investigation schools in order to improve investigation system
Science and Technology
Rs250 million allocated to provide facilities to citizens
Rs185 million set aside for arms licences and property tax
Rs30 million set aside for providing computer training to women
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@Aley: Spending should not be without purpose. Under spending allocated budget indicates tighter control/ Besides it can be utilized in nxt yr. Most of projects r in construction phase.
Very encouraging to see a provincial government allocating heavily on education and "actually spending" it. The only way forward is through education.
Can you kindly also add the Utilization of last year's development budget? which was only 27%?? Same is expected to happen this year...all talk no work
A good budget by Siraj Ul Haq
14% increase in foreign aid of which 79% are grants.. So what happened to we not bhikari, we dont take aid slogan of PTI?
All those who chanting about 1 m in Charsadha, Swabi and Bannu must ask editor, who wrote all this. Its his error, not a budget error. Think from your brain No one can write SOMETHING in Charsadha and Swabi.....in any budget. There are norms which you have to follow
I am sure PTI would've hired some world class consultants to finalize their plans. That's common sense.
PTI led KPK government is worse than ANP era.
This budget is the biggest fool with the people of KPK.
hahah, what is this.
Rs1m for SOMETHING in Charsadda, Swabi, Bannu and Karak
@Anum Saeed: Its foolish to think that Rich people are easy target to squeeze more money from them. Any increase in taxes or other cash grabs from rich always backfire because Rich are smart enough to divert their bills towards middle and poor classes.
Its a copy paste of the Federal Budget. Just about the only thing PTI is good at; copy pasting and adobe photoshop.
In the social welfare section:
Rs1m for SOMETHING in Charsadda, Swabi, Bannu and Karak
SOMETHING? seriously? :P
I am surprised. People say its a balanced budget. In fact there is nothing good in KPK budget. KPK needs a CM like Shehbaz Sharif who is governing Punjab very nicely.
I don't even know what to say to these nooras who are here just to criticize.....
Its a great budget, education, health and social welfare is focused. And we need to improve these sectors.
Social welfare, special education & women development Rs10.7m for school for children deprived of hearing and speech in TakhtBhai Rs1m for SOMETHING in Charsadda, Swabi, Bannu and Karak Rs8m for establishing 25 Dastakari (skill)centres in the province Rs36m for establishing drug rehab treatment centresin Peshawar district
What is this >>>>>> Rs 1m for SOMETHING in charsadda, Swabi, Bannu amd Karak. Haha something fishy going on.
Surprise to see anti-budget comments. If you compare with Punjab and Sindh, much more balanced. Most expenditures aim at competency development, education and health. Spot on. Not like blind laptop distributions
"Pti has failed badly in kpk over the past year" Noon has failed badly in punjab punjab over the past 35 years, sit down.
I think its a balance budget. Important areas i.e education and health are focused.its good that KPK government is taking serious measures to improve environment."Hosla afzai scheme" for the mothers to complete the injections is also a good way to insure the health issues.
RIP logic !
PTI is badly failed in KPK. They are trying to hide their failure by arranging public rallies in Punjab.
In last budget PML-N inceresed 10% salaries and pension and kpk incresed 15%...now PML-N and PTI 10% each. Its means failure of PTI in kpk. Totally disappointing.......
How does one start to "Well done KPK!" by reading just ten lines of expected budget proposal? Is there a limit to be being blind followers or no?
@Iqbal Haider: @Anum Saeed: I DISAGREE! Education in general has to be free of any taxation since we're still a developing nation, what Govt needs to do is regulate these private schools! There are many middle class families who send their children to private schools by sacrificing their luxuries so that they can provide best of education to their kids, we all know how are Govt schools are like, don't we? As of now we are nowhere near western countries! When our Govt schools reach at a satisfactory level, only then the Govt should think of slapping taxation on fees of private schools! or can you please give a sound advice to those middle class families who have no option but to send their kids to private schools???
@Iqbal: I don't see how you have come up with that logic - schools should ideally be free but the private schools thrive on a public sector failing and they shouldn't pay for that!
@Arfa: Free schooling is for those, who cant afford. Majority business community in Peshawar and other parts of KPK can pay all sort of fee's. Its high time you extract money from rich people in Pakistan
@Arfa: Private School fee's. Those who can afford 5,000 or 8,000 per month can afford 7,000 and 10,000 respectively
Well Done KPK !!. You are really working hard to make KPK a model province
Oh so "school fees are expected to go up".... wasn't it supposed to be free?
Education Budget: Punjab ---- > Not a surprise Sindh ---- > Was Expected Baluchistan ----> Have other problems KPK --------------------------- > Shocked they declared it an emergency last year)