The government has released Rs. 50 billion for completing the social sector developmental projects under its Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) for the year 2012-13.According the figures of the Planning Commission of Pakistan, the funds were released for different projects involving infrastructure, social sector development, Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) and others.
The amount had been released for 1,083 developmental projects including 344 projects falling in infrastructure, 671 of social sector development and 68 other projects of human welfare in the country.
The amount was released against the total allocated funds of Rs. 233 billion under the annual PSDP 2012-13 as against the total PSDP of Rs. 360 billion including Rs. 100 billion foreign aid and Rs. 27 billion special program.
Up until 14th September 2012 the government had released Rs. 29 billion for the infrastructure development projects as against the total allocation of Rs. 203 billion for the year 2012-13. A sum of Rs. 19.2 billion was released during the period under the review for 671 projects of social sector development as compared to the total allocated amount of Rs. 143 billion under PSDP 2012-13.
By the month of September, Rs. 0.6 billion were released for the other projects against the total allocations of Rs. 3.0 billion, while Rs. 0.8 billion were released for ERRA against Rs. 10 billion allocated for the year 2012-13.
