- The amount will be increased to 116 billion rupees.
- SAP’s funding has increased from Rs 70 billion in the current financial year.
- Fin Mandar sanctioned Rs 60 lakh to meet the budget grant shortfall.
ISLAMABAD: Ahead of the budget announcement, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved an increase of Rs 5 billion in funds for the Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Program (SAP) for parliamentarians. News reported on Thursday.
After the increase of 5 billion rupees, this amount will be increased from the current 111 billion rupees to 116 billion rupees.
It is ironic that SAP funding has increased from Rs 70 billion to Rs 116 billion in the financial year 2022-23 ending June 30.
for the The upcoming budget for 2023-24The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved Rs 90 billion for SAP for parliamentarians, despite the fact that the term of parliament ends on August 12, 2023.
However, officials told the ECC meeting that the SAP program has so far allocated/surrendered Rs 91 billion.
The Steering Committee on SAP in its 37th meeting on May 19 approved the proposal by a majority vote and directed the Cabinet Division to send a summary of additional Rs 5 billion for the current financial year.
The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives and the Finance Division have agreed to provide an amount of Rs. 5 billion through supplementary grant from the savings available to them in favor of the Cabinet Division for the development schemes of deprived areas under SAP from their respective demands. What did 2022-23.
According to an official statement issued after the ECC meeting, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Ishaq Dar presided over the meeting and approved the following technical supplementary grants.
- 1,000 million in favor of Ministry of Housing and Works for development schemes in Punjab province under SAP during 2022-23.
- 14,802.32 million in favor of the Ministry of Housing and Works for the development schemes of 2022-23.
- 1,209.450 million in favor of Ministry of Housing and Works for completion of 15 development schemes for 2022-23.
- 5 billion in favor of Cabinet Division for SAP CFY 2022-23.
- 1,773 million in favor of Ministry of Energy (Power Division) for implementation of development schemes of Punjab and KP provinces under PSDP during 2022-23.
- 3.96 billion in favor of Federal Ministry of Education and Vocational Training under WB Project – Development of Higher Education in Pakistan for 2022-23
- 130 million in favor of Ministry of Narcotics Control as supplementary grant for 2023-23.
- 80 lakhs in favor of the Ministry of Narcotics Control for the operational cost of the Anti-Narcotics Force for 2022-23.
- 6 million in favor of the Revenue Division to meet the shortfall in the budget grant for 2022-23.