ECC approves many grants, Rs100 m for locust control in Punjab.

ISLAMABAD -- The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet Wednesday approved many technical supplementary grants, including Rs 100 million for the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMF) to procure equipment for locust control in Punjab

The ECC meeting was chaired by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, according to a Finance Ministry press release..

The ECC approved Rs.3.2 billion for the Pakistan International Airline corporation Limited (PIACL) to discharge the obligations on account of mark-up against the Government of Pakistan's guaranteed loans; Rs25,206,953 in favour of the Pakistan Academy for Rural Development (PARD) Peshawar for the current financial year; Rs 1,300 million to the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission to discharge its various liabilities and Rs 235 million to the Deputy Commissioner Islamabad for making payment of internal security duty allowance to troops of Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) deployed in the Federal Capital.

The committee also approved Rs 500 million for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to meet the expenditure of media campaign on COVID-19; Rs 7.947 billion for the NDMA on account of procurement of emergency equipment through Pakistan Foreign Mission in China (post facto approval on account of Pakistan National Emergency Preparedness and Response for COVID-19, procurement of equipment and transfer of funds) and Rs.4.5 billion for the capacity building of civil armed forces as requested by the Ministry of Interior.

The committee accorded approval for Rs 80 million for the Competition Commission of Pakistan for different expenses; Rs 100 million for the purchase of kerosene oil by Headquarters Frontier Corps KP (North) to be used in different locations posts (8000 feet and above); Rs.8.093 million for the Privatization Division for employees related expenditure, and grants for two TSGs amounting to Rs 1,192.325 million and Rs 358.506...