NAWABSHAH, July 9: Taluka Council Nawabshah has approved budget of Rs256.76 million with a surplus amount of Rs40,000 for 2007-08. Taluka Nazim Abdul Rauf Khan presented it in a meeting chaired by the Taluka Naib Nazim Khan Bahadur Bhatti on Monday.

An amount of Rs256.76 million had been shown in receipts and Rs256.72 million as expenditure with a saving of Rs40,000.

Rs59.12 million had been allocated for the Establishment; Rs48.4 million for contingencies; Rs15.3 million for repair and maintenance of the TMA buildings; Rs21.75 million for development work; Rs7.2 million for development through the Citizen Community Board; Rs7 million for ongoing development schemes; Rs3.4 million for development schemes under the SDSSP; Rs4.3 million for Taluka Council; Rs21.8 million for liabilities; Rs2.5 million for chlorination of water supply; Rs6 million for scholarships to deserving students; and Rs300,000 for the Nawabshah Press Club.

Taluka Nazim Abdul Rauf Khan briefing the council session said the development work of about Rs30 million had been carried out in different parts of city by the TMA Nawabshah amounting Rs70 million with the federal government’s funding on drainage schemes in collaboration with the Public Health Department.

He said the TMA carried out different road schemes with a cost of Rs20 million by the funds through Senator Ahmed Ali Brohi. The TMA purchased three tractor trolleys worth Rs3.6 million obtained from the SDSSP funds and also made available dustbins at various places of city costing Rs900,000, he said.

He further went on to say that Rs20 million had been approved by the Sindh government for cardiac centre and maternity home in Manuabad and construction will likely begin soon.

He said the TMA had cleared Rs17 million out of Rs20 million dues through payments to contractors and offices while the remaining amount will be cleared during the current year.

He said the TMA also paid an amount of Rs9 million in pensions to retired municipal staff and it was also carrying out works in Katchi Abadis at the cost of Rs2.4 million.