FAISALABAD, June 28: The Faisalabad District Council's budget of Rs5.413 billion for the fiscal year 2004-5 has failed to give out the source of income in the heads of taxes, duties and fees.

District Nazim Zahid Nazir presented the annual budget in a special session held here on Monday with convener Raza Nasrullah Ghuman in the chair. The District Nazim said that at least Rs3.468 billion had been earmarked for the ongoing developmental expenditure while an amount of Rs1.670 million had been allocated for the uplift projects in the district.

He said a sum of Rs949.2 million had been set aside for new development schemes and Rs302 million for ongoing uplift schemes. Around Rs419.1 million had been allocated for the development projects under the Citizens Community Boards.

Under the Khushhal Faisalabad Programme, about Rs317.15 million had been earmarked for drainage, Rs82.1 million for urban drainage schemes, Rs91.4 million for urban sewerage and water supply schemes, Rs165 million for the construction of roads in urban areas, Rs29 million for the provision of electricity and Rs314 million for the provision of gas facilities to different areas in the district.

At least Rs175.8 million had been set aside for the livestock, Rs107 million for the construction of farm-to-market roads, culverts, Rs74.5 million for the education sector, Rs14.23 million for the health sector, Rs8.5 million for the skill development programme, Rs14 million for literacy, Rs5 million for women development, Rs1.5 million for the promotion of sport and culture.

Mr Nazir claimed that the district government had spent an amount of Rs1.711 billion on development of social sector, infrastructure and human resource development. More than 3,500 uplift projects completed in different streets, mohallahs and villages in the district were a visible proof of the development process.

The district government, he said, would provide more facilities and relief to the people in its taxation programme. He said the toll tax on 10 roads levied for the last many years had been waived and strategy was also being chalked out to make this district a toll tax free district.

He claimed that the district government was providing transport facilities to the citizens of international standard and a chain of D-Class stands had been provided to the city.

Around Rs5 million had been allocated for the introduction of micro-credit scheme under which the donkey carts would be replaced with auto-loaders in the city, he said.