Plan being devised to transform PTV, PBC profitable :NA informed
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Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that a comprehensive plan is being devised to make Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation and Pakistan Television Corporation profitable entities.
Responding to a question moved by PPP MNA Shahida Rehmani in the National Assembly on Friday, the Minister said a single Board of Directors has been constituted for both as part of the reforms.
He said both PBC and PTV will be brought under a single administrative umbrella in the next phases in order to bring efficiency and improvement in these organizations.
Information Minister expressed hope that PTV will be turned into a profitable entity by next year while the situation of PBC will also be turned around by next two years.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan said Radio Pakistan is part of our cultural heritage and all out efforts are being made to make it a profitable state institution.
He said there is no plan at present to lease out the building of Radio Pakistan in Islamabad.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan said Radio Pakistan is part of our cultural heritage and all out efforts are being made to make it a profitable state institution.
He said there is no plan at present to lease the building of Radio Pakistan in Islamabad.
The question was moved by MNA Shahida Rehmani of Pakistan Peoples Party.
Minister for Planning and Development Khusro Bakhtyar told the House that all development schemes are intact in District Chitral and there is no plan of excluding any of these from Public Sector Development Program 2018-19.
Responding to a Calling Attention Notice, the Minister said work on development schemes costing 63 billion rupees is in full swing and projects worth 32 billion rupees have already been completed.
The Minister said a development scheme costing 16 billion rupees for Shandur has been revised upward to 25 billion rupees and it has been decided to release this amount.
Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtyar said hydro power project of 106 MW capacity has been completed that will improve the power supply situation in the district. The increase in cost will also be released. Besides, grid evacuation projects are also being completed on fast track basis. The Minister further informed that two packages of NHA in Chitral of 117 kms have been completed, while a section of 28 kms is under completion.
The Calling Attention Notice was moved by Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali and others.
The House has been adjourned to meet again on Monday at 4 p.m.
