ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has released Rs. 299.7 billion forvarious ongoing and new social sector uplift projects till date under itsPublic Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2020-21.

The released funds include Rs. 198.344 billion for federal ministries, Rs.76.46 billion for corporations, Rs. 24.15 billion for special areas, andRs. 750 million for the Earthquake Reconstruction and RehabilitationAuthority (ERRA), according to the latest data released by the Ministry ofPlanning, Development and Reform.

The total PSDP allocation for ERRA for the year 2020-21 is Rs1.5 billion.

Similarly, Rs. 53.4 billion out of PSDP allocation of Rs. 118.67 billionhas been released for the National Highway Authority, Rs. 23 billion out ofRs. 158.3 billion for the National Transmission and Dispatch Company(NTDC), and Rs. 43.2 billion out of Rs. 81.2 billion for the for the WaterResources Division.

Likewise, Rs. 14 billion out of allocated fund of Rs. 29.4 billion has beendisbursed to the Higher Education Commission, Rs. 175 million out of Rs.350 million to the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority.

The Railways Division has received development funds of Rs. 11.7 billion,the Interior Division Rs. 7.38 billion and the National Health Services,Regulations, and Coordination Division Rs. 6.88 billion.

Similary, the Revenue Division has got Rs. 2.56 billion, and the CabinetDivision Rs. 38.2 billion.

Likewise, the government also released Rs. 13 billion out of PSDPallocation of Rs. 27.24 billion for development projects in Azad Jammu andKashmir (AJK) and Rs. 11.15 billion out of Rs. 25 billion for GilgitBaltistan projects.