KARACHI, June 20: In the new financial year 2002-2003, for Karachi city Rs5.587557100 billion have been estimated as charged expenditure which include RS4.892314000bn on salary and Rs695.243100 million on non-salary expenditures.

Against revised estimates of Rs4.926910173bn for 2001-2002, initial estimates were Rs3.391097060bn only.

Rs810m have been earmarked for capital development expenditure against Rs610m of the outgoing fiscal which in the revised estimates increased to Rs1535.037540m, indicating an increase of Rs920.537540m.

According to the budget document, the capital expenditures include development (Revenue), highways, roads and bridges, buildings and structures, loans and advances. The above amount include capital expenditure on public health services which are estimated to Rs8582000 against Rs22292000 indicating a reduction of Rs1371000 from the estimated expenditure and Rs26746520 from its revised estimates.

In the new fiscal on account of development (revenue) expenditure has been reduced to Rs87368000 from last year’s estimates of Rs166262000 as in the revised estimates it came down to Rs112,342,636 indicating less expenditures of Rs53920364 from the initial estimates.

In the Development (Revenue) expenditure no amount has been earmarked for general administration against an estimate of Rs25000000 in the outgoing year which in the revised estimates came down to Rs16967000 indicating Rs11033000m less expenditure from the estimated amount.

However, for community services in the new fiscal the earmarked money is equal to last year’s Rs1000000 which increased in the revised estimate to Rs307936.

Again in the social services no amount has been apportioned in the year 2002-2003 as against Rs136762000 only Rs2630000 were shown as the revised estimate. However, in the economic services Rs86368000m had been shown against Rs3500000 of the last year which increased to Rs91437700 in the revised estimate showing an increase of Rs57937700.

In the charged expenditure Rs344046600 have been estimated on organs of state (excluding law department and others) for the new fiscal against Rs233104600 revised estimate from Rs7105980 of the year 2001-2002. This include expenditure on general administration Rs2680700 for salary and Rs333433000 on non-salary against revised estimate of Rs226348470 from Rs1140100.

On Civil Defence Rs7932900 which include Rs7373700 on salary and Rs559200 of non-salary expenditure against the revised budgets of Rs6756130 from Rs5965880.

On Tax management-Board of Revenue the estimated expenditures are Rs134513000, including Rs114560300 on salary and Rs19952700 on non-salary against revised expenditures of Rs143357346 from Rs91458520.

In the finance department Rs6463400 have been estimated, including Rs5643400 on salary and Rs820000 on non-salary against revised estimate of Rs2320800 for the year 2002-2003.

In the planning department Rs272000 have been estimated on account of salary against Rs221600 in the revised estimates for the next fiscal.

In the administration (works) Rs93228400 have been estimated which include Rs48449300 on salary and Rs44779100 for non-salary expenditure against revised estimate of Rs109433700 from Rs51098240.

In the education sector Rs4196038500 have been estimated, including Rs4022640400 on salary bills and Rs173398100 for non-salary expenditures against revised estimates of Rs3793588997 from Rs2727297400.