The Federal Government has authorized the utilization of d
evelopment funds amounting to Rs 305.957 billion, out of a total allocation of Rs 940 billion, for various ongoing and new social sector uplift projects of the federal ministries and divisions during the first six months (July-December) of the fiscal year 2023-24 under its Public Sector D
evelopment Programme (PSDP).
Out of the total authorized/disbursed amount, the total amount spent so far on the d
evelopment projects during the corresponding peri
od stood at Rs 149.670 billion, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of P
lanning, D
evelopment and Special Initiatives.
According to the disbursement mechanism of the P
lanning Divi
sion, the d
evelopment funds allocated in the federal budget are released at the rate of 20% in the first quarter (July-September), followed by 30% each in the second and third quarters, and the remaining 20% in the last quarter (April-June) of a fiscal year.
The detail shows that Rs 61.344 billion out of a total allocated amount of Rs 211.777 billion has been disbursed to corporations including National Highway Authority (NHA), National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) and Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO). For the Aviation Divi
sion, funds amounting to Rs 1.907 billion have been disbursed and Rs 390.17 million for the Board of Investment.
Similarly, the government authorized Rs 61.282 billion to the Cabinet Divi
sion, Rs 1.417 billion to the Ministry of Climate Change, Rs 385 million to the Commerce Divi
sion, Rs 126 million to the Ministry of Communications (other than NHA), Rs 1.120 billion to the Defence Divi
sion, Rs 560 million to the Defence Production Divi
sion, Rs294 million for the Establishment Divi
sion, Rs2.975 billion to the Federal Education & Professional Training Divi
sion, Rs1.127 billion to the Finance Divi
sion, Rs43.265 billion to Provinces and Special Areas (Previously Under FD/KA&GB), Rs20.895 billion to the Higher Education Commis
sion, Rs14.238 billion to the Housing and Works Divi
sion, Rs284.90 million to the Human Rights Divi
sion, Rs1.050 billion to the Industries and Production Divi
sion, Rs700 million to the Information an Broadcasting Divi
sion, Rs2.100 billion to the Information Technology and Telecom Divi
sion, Rs665 million to Inter Provincial
Coordination Divi
sion, Rs3.482 billion to the Interior Divi
sion, Rs490 million to the Law and Justice Divi
sion, Rs1,705 million to the Maritime Affairs Divi
sion, Rs52.50 million to the Narcotics Divi
sion, Rs3.097 billion to the National Food Security and Research Divi
sion, Rs3.177 billion to the National Health Services, Regulations and
Coordination Divi
sion, Rs250 million to the National Heritage and Culture Divi
sion, Rs52.50 million to the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Rs777.73 million to Petroleum Divi
sion, Rs7.345 billion to the P
lanning, D
evelopment and Special Initiatives Divi
sion, Rs175 million to the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Divi
sion, Rs11.557 billion to the Railway Divi
sion, Rs280 million to the Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Divi
sion, Rs1.120 billion to the Revenue Divi
sion, Rs2.800 billion to the Science & Technological Research, Rs337.48 to the States and Frontier Regions Division and Rs38.675 billion to the Water Resources Division.