ISLAMABAD, Jul 18: The federal government has disbursed an amount of Rs 12.629 billion against a total allocation of Rs 21.048 billion for various new and ongoing projects of the Interior Division under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) during the last fiscal year 2021-21, according to data released by the Planning Commission. As per the Planning Commission, a sum of Rs 12.035 billion was specified for various on-going projects while Rs 9.013 billion were allocated for new schemes during last fiscal year.

For the current fiscal year, a sum of Rs 8.093 billion has been earmarked for 36 ongoing and new schemes of the Interior Division under PSDP for the fiscal year 2022-23. Out of the total allocation, an amount of Rs 6.792 billion has been specified for 28 ongoing projects and Rs 2.3 billion for eight new schemes.

Of the total allocation, an amount of Rs 710.215 million has been allocated for capacity enhancement of CAF-Management of Western Border by raising eight additional wings for Frontier Corps Balochistan (North); Rs 3 billion for construction of 10th Avenue Islamabad; Rs 457 million for construction of accommodation for Bhittai Rangers at Karachi; Rs 825 million for construction of Korang Bridge and PWD Underpass Islamabad; Rs 800 million for construction of Model Prison at H-16 Islamabad; Rs 400 million for feasibility study for Conduction of Water from Indus Water System at Tarbela Dam to the cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi; Rs 300 million for Integrated Border Management System (IBMS Phase-II); Rs 1.717 billion for Korang River and Rawal Lake Water Treatment; Rs100 million for Land Revenue Records Management System in Rural Area of ICT and Rs 363.036 million for National Response Centre for Cyber Crimes (NR3C) during FY 2021-22.

Under the new schemes, the government has allocated Rs 1 billion for operationalization of Metro Bus from Peshawar Morr to New Islamabad International Airport (NIIA); Rs 300 million for capacity enhancement of CAF-Management of Western Border by raising additional wings for Frontier Corps Balochistan (South); Rs 203.379 million for construction of Sector Headquarters at Shakas, Khyber Agency; Rs 400 million for construction of accommodation for two Wing HQs at Jamal Maya and Ghari Killi Orakzai Tribal District FC KP Peshawar; Rs 400 million for construction of accommodation for two Wing HQs at Mehrban Killi (Tarkho Kas) and Barai Pakdara Khyber Tribal District FC KP and Rs 750 million for establishment of 14 regional passport offices in Sindh.

Credits: INP-WealthPk