KP-Budget-Speech-4-PESHAWAR.

PESHAWAR -- The Finance Minister said KP Govt would improve conditions of 26,000 schools, 21 new teachers were being recruited, additional 3000 AS DEOs and 3000 schools leaders would be recruited for effective schools management besides financial resources would be provided for purchase of tablets for training of teachers for education of students in wake of COVID-19.

Likewise, 1210 schools would be uplifted and that upgradation of 534 schools was underway, the Minister said, adding 300 new schools would be constructed in the province.

The Finance Minister said Rs1 billion were allocated for public sector universities and Rs500 million for establishment of Pak-Austria Fachashule Institute at Haripur, Rs110.6 million for UET Swat and Rs1.3 billion for construction of 74 Govt colleges.

He said Rs800 million allocated for 88MW Gabral Kalam hydropower project, Rs600 million for completion of 157MA Maidan hydropower project, Rs5.7 billion for rehabilitation of provincial roads, Rs4.2billion for dualization of Mardan-Swabi Road, Rs3.5 billion for rehabilitation and construction of roads in all divisions.

For clean drinking water, the Minister said Rs830 million were set aside and mega gravity flow water supply scheme at Mansera...