Over Rs1trillion budget announced in Punjab Assembly

E-Paper | March 18, 2026

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly's session for presentation of budget proposals for fiscal year 2014-2015 concluded on Friday while the total volume of the provincial budget is estimated to be at Rs1.034trillion, DawnNews reported.

The session was chaired by Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Mohammad Iqbal.

The budget was presented by Punjab Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman.

The salaries of government employees has risen by 10% whereas the budget allocated for police has increased by 16%.

Rs137.53bn has been allocated for communications and works, Rs20.72bn for production, Rs48.01bn for special programs, Rs55bn for special development programs and Rs122bn for health projects.

A sum of Rs6.816 billion has been allocated for industries in the budget.

Rs2.759 billion will be spent on salaries of the employees whereas the remaining amount of Rs4.056 billion is reserved for other expenditures.

Rs273 billion has been allocated for education, Rs60bn for building new schools in the province and Rs5bn for maintenance of law and order.

Earlier today, the provincial cabinet had approved the proposals.

A meeting of the provincial cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, in Lahore approved the proposals.

The meeting was attended by a number of ministers, advisors, chief secretary Punjab, Inspector General Punjab and other key officials.

During the meeting, the chief minister said the budget would provide relief to the public and would enable the provincial government to carry out more developmental projects.

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Kublai

Jun 13, 2014 02:19pm

No shortage of funds in Punjab. Budget will be all right. Shahbaz is not worried. His brother Nawaz will direct more funds to Punjab. Punjab comes first. Priority A 1

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Anarchist

Jun 13, 2014 03:57pm

For PML-N, development is only means contsructing new structures and buildings, regardless of environmental and other financial concerns (deficit spending). Never mind building institutions, improving education and health facilities, making rich people pay taxes, and overhauling police and judicial system, to name a few. This is because they can always point to mega projects and claim that tremendous 'progress' was made. And our public would say yaar Shareefon nay tu bahut kaam kia hai.... but at what cost?

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Azan Ali

Jun 13, 2014 05:34pm

Roads and metros, what else you expect from these halfwits. Their thinking start from roads and end at roads.

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Imran

Jun 13, 2014 08:23pm

We are responsible for all this who never think the earlier works of PML N and give them again a chance to come and eat us.we only criticise one another but actually we only think for ourselves. When we will start to care for others then this nation will get a higher status.

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Rap47

Jun 13, 2014 08:25pm

If Sind can get 700 Billion 1 Trillion is nothing for Punjab which makes up 60% of Pakistan

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Salman

Jun 13, 2014 08:35pm

More like salaries and remunerations for Parliamentarians behind closed doors.

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ahmad

Jun 14, 2014 12:00am

Rs 273 Billion for education. That is massive. good work Punjab government.

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Anarchist

Jun 14, 2014 04:15am

@ahmad It is typical of Pakistanis to congratulate each other even before start of a project or match or what have you. 273 billion is lots of money, if properly used. Improving education basically entails two sides: teachers and students. Teachers need to be trained in teaching, in addition to their own subject expertise. Students, on the other hand, must be trained in skills such as writing, communication and critical thinking. This is in addition to regular subjects in sciences and humanities. If most of this money is spent only on building new schools or other such projects, then it wont be helpful.

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Bilal

Jun 14, 2014 03:22pm

@Kublai, stop crying. No matter how much PTI people cry about PMLN, the fact remains that PMLN was elected by the people of Pakistan. And whether you like it or not, Sharif's are doing a fantastic job.

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