PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra on Wednesday approved the annual development programme for Fata for the year 2016-17, carrying a total outlay of Rs18.323 billion, an official statement issued here said.

Secretary Planning and Development, Fata, Shakil Qadar informed a meeting chaired by the governor that Rs18.232 billion had been allocated for Fata for completion of 997 schemes, including 773 ongoing and 224 new ones.

He said that Rs14.9 billion had been set aside for ongoing schemes and Rs3.2 billion for the new schemes. The ADP for the next financial year based on realistic figures with focus on timely execution of the development schemes, mainly the ongoing projects, within the stipulated period, said the statement.

Governor Jhagra directed officials of the line departments to ensure transparency and quality or work in the ongoing development schemes, and stressed that no compromise should be made in that regard.

He said that main objective of every project should be to improve the quality of life, especially those mired in abject poverty. He emphasised that planning should be based on the needs of the tribesmen and also asked authorities concerned to conduct field visits on a regular basis to ensure smooth and transparent completion of the projects.

Mr Jhagra said that Fata needed realistic development and directed the officials to expedite work on the ongoing schemes and ensure full utilisation of the allocated funds.

He also directed the relevant officials to ensure holding the quarterly progress review meetings and timely submission of PC-1s of the projects approved.

Published in Dawn, June 30th, 2016

Opinion

Editorial

Defining extremism
Updated 18 Mar, 2024

Defining extremism

Redefining extremism may well be the first step to clamping down on advocacy for Palestine.
Climate in focus
18 Mar, 2024

Climate in focus

IN a welcome order by the Supreme Court, the new government has been tasked with providing a report on actions taken...
Growing rabies concern
18 Mar, 2024

Growing rabies concern

DOG-BITE is an old problem in Pakistan. Amid a surfeit of public health challenges, rabies now seems poised to ...
Provincial share
Updated 17 Mar, 2024

Provincial share

PPP has aptly advised Centre to worry about improving its tax collection rather than eying provinces’ share of tax revenues.
X-communication
17 Mar, 2024

X-communication

IT has now been a month since Pakistani authorities decided that the country must be cut off from one of the...
Stateless humanity
17 Mar, 2024

Stateless humanity

THE endless hostility between India and Pakistan has reduced prisoners to mere statistics. Although the two ...