According to the ADP report, in the Federal Budget of 2011-12 only two projects have been approved until now, while five other schemes are waiting to be approved.
The ongoing Annual Development Projects (ADP) include the Establishment of the Transport Planning Unit in the Transport Department which was approved in January 2010, and the Lahore Transport Master Plan which was approved finally by March 2010. Estimated costs of these two projects amount to about Rs 286.6 million, while foreign aid comes to about Rs 114 million.
The total allocation of the budget for the Punjab Transport Department amounts to a total of Rs 7300 million, with about Rs 52 million being allocated to the two ongoing programmes and Rs 6700 million being given to the five other programmes.
For 2012-13, a targeted budget of Rs 7750 million has been set for the Transport (sub) Sector with about Rs 37.5 million to go to the ongoing projects and the rest to new projects. For 2013-2014, the total budget targeted is expected to be about Rs 23,250 million – a jump from about Rs 7000 million that was given for each of the previous years.
New programmes have again been targeted to receive about Rs 8162 million while ongoing projects, which are most likely to continue from the previous two years, will be given a total of about Rs 37,429 million.
The Transport Planning Unit in the Transport Sector was approved in January 2010, targeting to establish a planning unit department. Its major components included recruitment of staff and procurement of the equipment. This was a project mainly set for Lahore. Expenditure until June 2010 was about Rs 43 million, while total estimated cost was about Rs157million.
Meanwhile another ongoing project for Lahore is the Lahore Transport Master Plan assisted by the JICA. This was approved first by PDWP in February 2010 and then by the CDWP in March 2010. Estimated costs were about Rs 128.7 million, which have been on the rise. Its main components included hiring of consultants, procurement of machinery, equipment and vehicles. However, this remains unapproved.
The new schemes include land acquisition for the establishment of multi model inter-city bus terminal at Ferozepure Road, Lahore (total estimated cost Rs100million). Projects for the rest of Punjab include the other four programmes.
Payment of the subsidy for induction of CNG/diesel buses in UTS also remains unapproved, as do all other programmes, which are not ongoing.
Induction of new buses in the LTC is yet another much trumpeted project with its estimated cost of Rs 647.6 million, and no foreign aid. This includes revamping the UTS through the purchase of new buses and their introduction on main urban routes. This project is meant for all of the Punjab, however it remains unapproved.
Block allocation for the revival of LRMTS project also lies unapproved, with a cost of Rs 1000 million, targeting for land acquisition machinery and civil works and the establishment of a mass transit system. This is meant for Lahore.
The block allocation for the re-introduction of Yellow Cab Scheme in cities of Punjab has a cost of Rs 4500 million and targets to finance and introduce yellow cabs on urban routes. But this is also unapproved.
About Rs 5500 million has been allocated for Block Allocation out of the total of the New Schemes (total Rs7534million).
