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The Federal Government has proposed an amount of Rs 47.8 billion in the budget for fiscal year 2012-13 for education affairs and services.
For fiscal year 2012-13, an amount of Rs 4670 million has been proposed for Pre-Primary and Primary Education Affairs Service and an amount of Rs 5,699 million has been earmarked for Secondary Education Affairs and Services. According to the budget document, Rs 35,675 million has been allocated for Tertiary Education Affairs and Services, Rs 53 million for Social Welfare and Special Education Division and an amount of Rs 135 million has been allocated for Subsidiary Services to Education. In addition to this, an amount of Rs 963 million has been fixed for administration and Rs 679 million has been earmarked for Education Services.
Health Affairs and Services: An amount of Rs 7.8 billion has been proposed in budget estimates 2012-13 for Health Affairs and Services. According to budget documents, Rs 132 million has been allocated for Medical Products Appliance and Equipment, Rs 6609 million has been allocated for Hospital Services and Rs 259 million has been fixed for Health Administration.
Public Order and Safety Affairs: Under the head of Public Order and Safety Affairs, an amount of Rs 70,1157 million has been provided in the budget 2012-13 as compared with Rs 59,609 million in the previous budget. In 2012-13 proposed budget a major chunk of Rs 64,794 million from public order and safety affairs has been earmarked for Police. Whereas, Rs 2,915 million has been allocated for Law Courts, Rs 123 million has been earmarked for Fire Protection and Rs 27 million has been allocated for Prison Administration and Operation. In addition to this, in Public Order and Safety Affairs, Rs 25 million has been fixed for R&D Public and Safety and Rs 2,273 million has been allocated for Administration of Public Order.
Social Protection: According to budget documents, Rs 1,340 million has been allocated for Social Protection. This amount is higher by Rs 176 million than the last year budget; however, it is lower than the revised estimates 2011-12 budget. For social protection Rs 982 million has been allocated for administration and Rs 358 million has been allocated for others projects.