federal govt releases rs201 bn for uplift proj

federal govt releases rs201 bn for uplift proj

ISLAMABAD: Federal government has released Rs201 billion as this year’s allocation for development projects.According to the Ministry of Planning, Rs27.78 billion has been released to National Highway Authority (NHA) for construction of roads.Higher Education Commission (HEC) gets Rs186.9 million while Rs52.60 billion has been released for rehabilitation of homeless people and their security.Here is the break up for other projects: Water projects Rs5.15 billion; Defence Division Rs1.04 billion; National Health Services Division Rs5.94 billion.