National News

ISLAMABAD, Sept 17 (APP): The Federal government has decided
to establish four mega projects for social development in the
Federal Capital at a cost of Rs 580 million.
According to sources, the government has taken concrete
measures by initiating the projects including National Centre
for Special Education, National Education Centre, National
Institution for Human Rights, and Social Entrepreneurship Centre
for the social development in the country.
They said that an amount of Rs 250 million would be spent on
the purchase of land and establishment of building of National
Education Centre, while the government has allocated Rs 2 million
for current year.
A total of Rs 45 million would be utilized for the
establishment of National Special Education Centre for deaf
children out of which over Rs 25 million were allocated for
the year 2017-18.
In addition an Orthopedic Centre Workshop for the disabled
children would also be established in National Special Education
Centre for Disabled in G-8/4 Islamabad to facilitate the physically
challenged children with total cost of Rs 20 million and this amount
has already been allocated by the federal government.
National Institute for Human Rights would be established with
total cost of around Rs 60 million, while Rs 27 million has been
allocated for the purpose during the current year.
A social entrepreneurship would be established in the Ministry
of Planning with total cost of Rs 180 million while an amount of Rs
40 million has been allocated for current fiscal year.