Tuesday, 15 June, 2021 I 4 Dhul-Qadah, 1442 I Rs 15.00 I Vol XI No 345 I 12 Pages I Lahore Edition
Punjab Presents rs2.5tr budget for next fiscal year g
The proposed budgeT for fY22 is 18pc higher Than fY21 gram of our government will guarantee the development of the province, the stability of the economy and the well-being of the people and its fruits will reach the corners of punjab,” bakht said. referring to the proposed budget for health and education, bakht said that rs 205.50 billion has been allocated for the social sector i.e. education and health in the development budget of the coming fY, which is 110 percent more than the current fY. “The punjab government has allocated rs145.40 billion for infrastructure development which is 87 percent more than the current fY. a total of rs 91.41 billion has been allocated for special programs which is 92 percent more than the current fY. “in the development budget, rs 57.90 billion has been allocated for economic growth in pro-
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unJab finance Minister Makhdoom hashim Jawan bakht has presented the budget of the new fiscal year 2021-22 in the traditional blare of the opposition in the budget session in the punjab assembly. addressing the punjab assembly, the provincial minister said that the total budget for the coming fiscal year has been proposed at rs2,653 billion, which is 18 percent more than the previous fY. “The federal revenue collection target for the
next fY is expected to be rs5,829 billion, which will transfer rs1,684 billion to punjab under the nfc award and it will be 18 percent more than the current fY. The target for provincial revenue is rs405 billion, which is 28 percent higher than the current fY. “expenditures in the budget are estimated at rs1,428 billion whereas record funds of rs560 billion are being allocated for the development programs of punjab. This extraordinary 66 percent increase in the development budget in one year is undoubtedly a reflection of our development priorities. i am confident that this development pro-
Shehbaz purports govt tricked masses, showed fake numbers in budget News Desk pakistan Muslim League-nawaz president shehbaz sharif on Monday accused the incumbent government of showing false numbers in the released to trick the public, it emerged. The leader of the opposition in the national assembly was speaking on the federal budget issued by the government a few days prior, geo reported. Lamenting that the poor were suffering from poverty while the government claimed they were on the path to economic growth and prosperity, he asked, “if the country has seen growth, has only the elite and those residing in the palaces of bani gala availed that prosperity?” The pML-n president said poor people were starving to death in the country. Taking a jibe at the prime minister, sharif said he wished those who gave examples of riyasat-e-Madinah would take pay heed to the dismal affairs of the “widows, orphans and the destitute”. Members of the opposition, along with the pML-n president as well, thumped their desks as pML-n leader Mian Javed Latif attended the session for the first time since securing bail.
Meanwhile, pakistan people’s party leader senator sherry reman said her party had reservations over the government’s plans to hike the price of petroleum products. The ppp leader said it was a joint plan of the oil and gas regulatory authority and the federal government. “explain the intention behind proposing an increase in petrol prices only three days after presenting the budget?” she asked, adding that the government had dropped a petrol bomb on the people to overcome the petrol levy crisis. rehman said the people of pakistan were already reeling from the inflation, adding that the government had “gifted” them with an additional hike in petroleum prices. opposition Leader in the senate Yousaf raza gillani, addressing on the floor of the na, said during his tenure, the government had empowered gilgit baltistan through establishing a government of elected representatives there. “When we pitched the idea of south punjab, we were termed as insincere,” he said, adding ppp had passed the resolution in the punjab assembly to establish south punjab.
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gillani called on the incumbent government to fulfil its promises in establishing south punjab province, as ppp had called for the creation of a province, and not a mere secretariat. The ppp leader slammed the government for “testing” tear gas on government employees’ protest and demanded that their salaries be increased in proportion to the inflation. he highlighted that during ppp’s tenure, the government had revived the jobs of several governments. earlier, federal Minister for information and broadcasting chaudhr y fawad hussain on Monday has said that pML-n president shehbaz sharif has nothing to say against the budget. in a statement, the minister said that prime Minister imran Khan’s political and economic strategies have clean bowled the opposition. The pakistan democratic Movement is moving towards the dead end, he added. fawad chaudhry further said that pM imran has failed the nefarious plans of opposition parties by reducing the prices of diesel and oil.
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DAY'S DEATH TOLL:
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PUNJAB:
ISLAMABAD: AJK/GB:
878,740
328,184
344,065
DEATHS: 21,723
KP:
136,074
BALOCHISTAN:
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ductive sectors including industry, agriculture, livestock, tourism, forestry etc which is 234 percent more than the current fY. The punjab government is going to complete the first mega project in the history of the province which has been started by dg Khan and sahiwal,” he said. “under this project, 100 per cent of the population of punjab are being provided health insurance of rs80 billion for treatment from the government and non-government hospitals. rs60 billion is being allocated in the current fY for this project which will be completed in the next six months. The second major problem in the health sector is maternal mortality due to lack of access to hospitals and inadequate facilities. “To reduce this, the establishment of 5 new mother and child hospitals is being ensured this year for which a budget of over rs12 billion has been allocated. The overall health budget for the next fY has been set at rs 369 billion, which is 30 percent more than the current fY. similarly, rs 96 billion has been allocated for development expenditure while rs273 billion has been allocated for ongoing expenditures,” he added. The provincial minister said that the biggest problem of punjab in the field of education was the enrollment of children in schools and education above the primary level in backward areas especially the education of girls.
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