The Punjab government has released funds worth Rs 148.900 billion out of the revised ADP budget of Rs 209.900 billion for the development projects during the last nine months of current fiscal year 2012-13. Total funds of Rs 98.200 billion have so for been utilised during the period of July 1, 2012 to March 31 on the completion of development projects.
According to P&D Spokesman, Punjab P&D Board Chairman Sohail Ahmad disclosed this while chairing high-level two-day meetings of 3rd Quarter Review to gauge the implementation status of ADP 2012-13. An especial briefing, during the review meeting, had been given to the chairman, P&D Board on the overall status of ADP’s implementation in the province.
P&D Secretary Arif Anwar Baloch, members of P&D Board, provincial secretaries concerned, senior representatives of concerned departments and other officials attended this meeting.
During the briefing P&D chairman said that the Punjab government would take special steps for removing bottlenecks and ensuring their better performance in the infrastructure development projects.
This has been decided that the P&D will convene a special review meeting in mid of May 2013 to improve the performance and resolve the certain issues in different infrastructure projects, he added.
According to sector wise funds utilization details, an overall utilization of the development sectors was more than benchmarked as 70 percent.
According to details, Rs 36 million out of 250 million was released and utilized for Fisheries Sector, for Transport Sector Rs 40 million out of Rs 1,200 million was released while Rs 38 million was utilized with the percentage of 94percent, for Literacy and Non-Formal Basic Education Sector Rs 341 million out of 915 million was released and Rs 306 million was utilised with the percentage of 90 percent, Rs 24,951 million out of Rs 25,398 million was released while Rs 21,177 million was utilized with the percentage of 85 for BRTS, for Agriculture Sector Rs 2,914 million out of Rs 5,040 million were released and Rs 2,385 million were utilized with the percentage of 82 percent, for Water Supply & Sanitation Sector Rs 5,141 million out of Rs 9,960 million were released while Rs 3,861million were utilized with the percentage of 75 percent, for Live Stock & Dairy Development Rs 115 million out of Rs 1,658 million were released and Rs 84 million were utilized with the percentage of 73 percent.
The performance of other development sectors was benchmarked below 70 percent utilization of resources. According to details, for Tourism Sector Rs108 million out of Rs 294 million were released and Rs 3 million was spent with the percentage of 3 percent, for School Education Sector Rs 5,738 million out of Rs 15,013 were released while Rs 1,500 million were utilized with the percentage of 26 percent, for Public Buildings Sector Rs 4,559 million out of Rs 5,092 million were released and Rs 1,462 million were utilized with the percentage of 32 percent, for Labour Sector Rs 76 million out of Rs 100 million was released and Rs 26 million was spent with the percentage of 34 percent, for Sports Sector Rs 530 million out of Rs. 1,800 million was released while Rs 199 million were utilized with the percentage of 37 percent, for Health Sector worth Rs 13,642 million out of Rs 16,505 million were released while Rs 5,127 million were utilized with the percentage of 38 percent, for Mines and Mineral Sector Rs 136 million out of Rs 300 million were released and Rs 53 million were utilized with the percentage of 39 percent, for Roads Sector Rs 27,403 million out of Rs 34,163 million were released while Rs 16,059 million were utilized with the percentage of 59 percent, Rs 13 million out of Rs 265 million were released for TEVTA Sector while none of the resources were utilized and for HR&MA Sector Rs 78 million out of Rs 220 million were released but not spent.
