Minister for Planning and Development-Briefing
- April 26, 2016, 10:09 pm
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QUETTA Apr 26 (PPI): Officers wasting public funds would have to face 2 to 4 years OSD and they would be deprived of benefits. PC-1 of 97 projects have been completed. Rupees 5 billion development funds for Quetta would be spent with the discretion of Mayor.
This was stated by Provincial Minister for Planning and Development Dr Hamid Achakzai along with Additional Chief Secretary Naseebullah Bazai at a briefing here Tuesday.
Secretary P&D Zulfiqar Ali Durrani and Chief P&D Saleh Muhammad Nassar were also present.
He said volume of provincial PSDP for the year 2015-16 is Rupees 54.5 billion including Rupees 3.4 foreign assistance. Present government accorded priority to education and its results are being seen.
He said during current year’s development programme ratio for education was 18.71 percent communication 19.91 percent, Public health engineering 8,49 percent, energy 6.54 percent and water 5.43 percent. .
He said during current year’s development programme 2250 schemes have been included. Of these 940 are ongoing schemes and 1310 new schemes. Cost of new schemes is Rupees 31.576 billion. Cost of ongoing schemes become rupees 19.5 billion.
Planning and Development Department has accorded approval and released fund sin time. And development departments have been made bound to ensure completion of projects in time and with quality. With the result by March 31, 2016 PC-1 of departmental schemes has been completed by 97 percent which is laudable progress. If we see rate of approval of PC-1 of previous years these were not above 80 percent.
He said so far monitoring of 300 projects has been carried out. Planning and Development department was providing available resources in time and so far 95 percent release of funds has been ensured whereas it was not over 60 percent in the previous 10 years.
He said during current financial year 2015-16 15 projects were approved under Federal Development programme. Of these PC-1 of 14 projects have been placed before CDWP and ECNEC for approval. So far seven projects have been approved.
Hamid Achakzai said approved development projects funds and PC-1 approval in time and release is far better than past 10 years. It is also being taken care that completion of these projects should be ensure din time showing raise of standard of life of people.
He said some circles were giving impression that funds are being wasted. It has no truth.
He said present government consisted of three parties has paid attention on people’s problems. Contract system and government system has been separated. It is not correct that majority of funds are lapsed due to incompetence of the government. He said during first year o wing to massive problems yes some funds were lapsed but later it was controlled and all the funds were spent according to merit before time.
Referring to Rupees five billion provided by Prime Minister he said Mayor Dr Kaleemullah had demanded this money should be placed at our disposal. According respect to it he has been offered to spend this money for Quetta city. Prepare PC-1 we would provide you money. But owing to inaptness of staff at the metropolitan Corporation PC-1 could not be prepared yet.
