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Govt releases Rs 274.1 mln for Revenue Division projects

ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT/APP): Out of the total allocations of Rs 687.304 earmarked under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2016-17 for the Revenue Division, the government has so far released Rs 274.122 million for its various projects.
According to latest data released by the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform, an amount of Rs 138.8 million have been released for development of Integrated Transit Trade Management System (ITTMS) under ADB Regional Improving Border Service Project.
The government has earmarked Rs 347 million for this project under the development fund of the current year.
The government also released Rs 60 million for establishing Inland Revenue offices in Pakistan for which an amount of Rs 150 million would be spent during the current fiscal year.
An amount of Rs 20 million have been released for feasibilities of MMC Gwadar, Regional Tax Office Islamabad and Sargodha and Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation IR Karachi
The government released Rs 46.58 million would be spent on these feasibilities during the current year, according to the data.
Similarly, an amount of Rs 16 million have been released for construction for warehouse and sepoy barracks for Model Customs Collectorate, Peshawar for which an amount of Rs 25.41 million have been earmarked in the current fiscal year.
The government also released Rs 14.626 million for constructing 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 Rs 30.569 million.
A sum of Rs 14.544 million have been released for construction of additional block for RTO at Gujranwala on which Rs30.367 million would be spent during the current year.
In addition, the government released Rs 10.152 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 Rs 25.378 million would be spent on the project during the current financial year, according to the data.
It is pertinent to mention here that the government has so far released Rs 430.939 billion for total development projects of various divisions out of total allocations of Rs 800 billion earmarked under PSDP 2016-17.