ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP): The government has so far released
Rs479.713 million for various projects of Revenue Division out of
its total allocations of Rs687.304 earmarked in the Public Sector
Development Programme (PSDP) for the fiscal year 2016-17.
Out of the total amount released, Rs242.9 million have been
released for development of Integrated Transit Trade Management
System (ITTMS) under ADB Regional Improving Border Service Project,
according to official data.
The government has earmarked Rs347 million for this project
under the development fund of the current year.
The government also released Rs105 million for establishment
of Inland Revenue offices in Pakistan for which an amount of Rs150
million would be spent during the current fiscal year.
An amount of Rs25 million have been released for feasibilities
of MMC Gwadar, Regional Tax Office Islamabad and Sargodha and
Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation IR Karachi.
Similarly, an amount of Rs19 million have been released for
construction for warehouse and sepoy barracks for Model Customs
Collectorate, Peshawar for which an amount of Rs25.41 million have
been earmarked in the current fiscal year.
The government also released Rs21.626 million for construction
of new accommodation and overhead water tank in the premises of FBR
Complex Spiny Road Quetta. The total allocations for the project
have been fixed at Rs30.569 million.
A sum of Rs25.401 million have been released for construction
of additional block for Regional Tax Office (RTO) at Gujranwala on
which Rs38.899 million would be spent during the current year.
In addition, the government released Rs17.765 million for
project for security improvement in Karachi Port and Port Qasim for
installation of three fixed and one mobile scanner with assistance
of JICA.
As many as Rs26.378 million would be spent on the project
during the current financial year, according to the data.
An amount of Rs14.532 have been released for installation of
Elevator at Custom House Lahore while Rs4.490 million have been
released for construction of boundary wall around customs land at
Chilmas Das Gilgit.
It is pertinent to mention here that the government has so far
released Rs549.979 billion for total development projects of various
divisions out of total allocations of Rs800 billion earmarked under
PSDP 2016-17.