Hashim Jawan Bakht reviews annual development programme 2021-22.

LAHORE -- Provincial Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review annual development programme 2021-22 at the P and D Board on Wednesday to review progress. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Jawad Rafique, Chairman P and D Abdullah Sumbal, Secretary Finance Iftikhar Sahu and administrative secretaries. The meeting took stock of the issues relating to the utilization of budget and completion of ongoing schemes. The chairman P and D briefed the participants that Rs 337 billion were earmarked for development expenditures in the current financial year and the amount had increased to Rs 346 billion after payment of pending dues by the federal government. 65 per cent of the current ADP had been utilized, he added. Giving the details, he said Rs 200 billion had been allocated for ongoing schemes and out of this amount, Rs 83 billion of the released Rs 129 billion had been utilized. Similarly, Rs 71 billion had been earmarked for new schemes in the current budget. The government had utilized 68 per cent of the released amount worth Rs 39 billion, he added. The 67 per cent of the released budget of various development programmes had also been...

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